Indiana Layoffs — February 2013

Employers in Indiana filed 4 WARN Act notices in February 2013, impacting roughly 419 workers — representing a notable rise over January and up 2% versus February 2012. The average filing covered 105 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Other	4	419

The Other sector led the way in workforce reductions with 419 workers across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
De Kalb	1	128
Hamilton	1	125
Marshall	1	86
Kosciusko	1	80

De Kalb absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 31% of all affected workers with 128 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Auburn	1	128
Indianapolis	1	125
Plymouth	1	86
Pierceton	1	80

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	3	333
Closure	1	86

Closures accounted for 21% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Contech Castings LLC	Auburn	128	Layoff	2013-02-21
Sencient Flavors	Indianapolis	125	Layoff	2013-02-07
Whitley Products, Inc	Plymouth	86	Closure	2013-02-19
Contech Castings LLC	Pierceton	80	Layoff	2013-02-21

The single largest action involved Contech Castings LLC at its Auburn facility, reporting 128 affected workers. Sencient Flavors followed with 125 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The data underscores mounting pressure on the Indiana labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Other sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Indiana. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is updated daily by WARN Firehose. View all Indiana WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.