Indiana Layoffs — March 2013
Employers in Indiana posted 8 WARN Act notices in March 2013, affecting an estimated 899 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to February and up 206% versus March 2012. The average filing covered 112 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Education | 1 | 115 |
| Professional Services | 1 | 100 |
The Education sector saw the heaviest impact with 115 workers across 1 notice. On a related front, Professional Services reported 100 workers.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 3 | 345 |
| Ripley | 1 | 138 |
| Hendricks | 1 | 137 |
| Adams | 1 | 137 |
| Delaware | 1 | 87 |
Hamilton felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 38% of all affected workers with 345 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis | 3 | 345 |
| Sunman | 1 | 138 |
| Plainfield | 1 | 137 |
| Berne | 1 | 137 |
| Muncie | 1 | 87 |
Layoff Type Analysis
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 115 |
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deufol Sunman | Sunman | 138 | ||
| Pitney Bowes | Plainfield | 137 | ||
| Ficosa North America | Berne | 137 | ||
| Briljent | Indianapolis | 130 | ||
| Briljent | Indianapolis | 115 | Layoff | |
| Briljent | Indianapolis | 100 | ||
| Monogram Food Solutions | Muncie | 87 | ||
| U.S. Cellular | Elkhart | 55 |
The largest notice was filed by Deufol Sunman at its Sunman facility, reporting 138 affected workers. Pitney Bowes followed with 137 workers.
Trend & Outlook
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Indiana labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Education 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.