Indiana Layoffs — January 2015

Employers in Indiana submitted 16 WARN Act notices in January 2015, putting at risk an estimated 1,743 workers — up substantially from December and up 548% versus January 2014. The average filing covered 109 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Other	8	962
Manufacturing	1	397
Healthcare	1	96
Accommodation & Food	1	33

The Other sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 962 workers across 8 notices. Separately, Manufacturing reported 397 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Lake	4	860
Tippecanoe	2	274
Morgan	2	192
Wabash	1	141
Hamilton	3	140

Lake bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 49% of all affected workers with 860 workers across 4 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Gary	2	794
Lafayette	2	274
Martinsville	2	192
Wabash	1	141
Indianapolis	3	140

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	7	929
Closure	1	33

Closures accounted for 2% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
United States Steel Corporation	Gary	397	Layoff	2015-01-20
U.S. Steel Corporation	Gary	397		2015-01-20
Harvey Industries LLC	Wabash	141	Layoff	2015-01-02
TeleServices Direct	Lafayette	137	Layoff	2015-01-30
TeleServices Direct	Lafayette	137		2015-01-30
IU Health Morgan Hospital	Martinsville	96	Layoff	2015-01-26
IU Health Morgan Hospital	Martinsville	96		2015-01-26
Kmart	Plymouth	68	Layoff	2015-01-16
Kmart	Plymouth	68		2015-01-16
Golden Living Center - North Willow	Indianapolis	50	Layoff	2015-01-14
Golden Living Center - North Willow	Indianapolis	50		2015-01-14
Market Day LLC	Indianapolis	40	Layoff	2015-01-07
Hoosier Park Racing Casino	Merrillville	33	Closure	2015-01-12
Hoosier Park Racing Casino	Merrillville	33		2015-01-12
Harvey Industries LLC	Purchase dataset for city details	N/A		2015-01-02

Topping the list was United States Steel Corporation at its Gary facility, reporting 397 affected workers. U.S. Steel Corporation followed with 397 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

These figures highlight 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.