Indiana Layoffs — March 2013
Employers in Indiana logged 8 WARN Act notices in March 2013, involving roughly 899 workers — climbing above February and up 206% versus March 2012. The average filing covered 112 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Services | 3 | 367 |
| Information & Technology | 2 | 192 |
| Education | 1 | 115 |
The Professional Services sector dominated layoff filings with 367 workers across 3 notices. Meanwhile, Information & Technology reported 192 workers.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 3 | 345 |
| Ripley | 1 | 138 |
| Hendricks | 1 | 137 |
| Adams | 1 | 137 |
| Delaware | 1 | 87 |
Hamilton saw the most concentrated activity, 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 biggest impact was at 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.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Indiana labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Professional Services 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.