Indiana Layoffs — February 2014

Employers in Indiana recorded 4 WARN Act notices in February 2014, covering approximately 431 workers — marking a sharp increase from January and up 3% versus February 2013. The average filing covered 108 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Other	4	431

The Other sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 431 workers across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Noble	1	95
Elkhart	1	85

Noble absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 22% of all affected workers with 95 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Bloomington and Oolitic	1	166
Avilla	1	95
Statewide	1	85
Elkhart	1	85

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	4	431

The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Indiana's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Indiana Limestone Company	Bloomington and Oolitic	166	Closure	2014-02-24
Federal-Mogul	Avilla	95	Closure	2014-02-11
N-Store Merchandising & HAD, Inc	Statewide	85	Closure	2014-02-04
Allied Specialty Vehicles	Elkhart	85	Closure	2014-02-10

Leading the list was Indiana Limestone Company at its Bloomington and Oolitic facility, reporting 166 affected workers. Federal-Mogul followed with 95 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The filings reflect 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.