Kentucky Layoffs — September 2014

Employers in Kentucky posted 4 WARN Act notices in September 2014, affecting an estimated 548 workers and up 119% versus September 2013. The average filing covered 137 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Other	2	274

The Other sector saw the heaviest impact with 274 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Letcher	2	426
Fayette	2	122

Letcher felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 78% of all affected workers with 426 workers across 2 notices.

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	426
Layoff	2	122

The high proportion of closures (78% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Kentucky's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Route 636 Dunbar Road Appalachia, Virginia 24216		213	Closure	2014-09-19
Cumberland River Coal Company Complex "CRCC Complex"		213	Closure	2014-09-19
651 Perimeter Drive Lexington, Kentucky 40517		61	Layoff	2014-09-05
Bluegrass Family Health, Inc., ("BFH")		61	Layoff	2014-09-05

The largest notice was filed by Route 636 Dunbar Road Appalachia, Virginia 24216 at its Kentucky facility, reporting 213 affected workers. Cumberland River Coal Company Complex "CRCC Complex" followed with 213 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Kentucky 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 Kentucky. 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 Kentucky WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.