Employers in Ohio recorded 12 WARN Act notices in January 2015, covering approximately 1,267 workers — marking a sharp increase from December and up 13% versus January 2014. The average filing covered 106 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 636 |
The Manufacturing sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 636 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lorain | 1 | 636 |
| Franklin | 2 | 387 |
| Various | 1 | 107 |
| Licking | 1 | 70 |
| Williams | 1 | 67 |
Lorain absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 50% of all affected workers with 636 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lorain | 1 | 636 |
| Columbus | 2 | 387 |
| Various | 1 | 107 |
| Hebron | 1 | 70 |
| Stryker | 1 | 67 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Ohio this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Steel Corporation Lorain | Lorain | 636 | 2015-01-07 | |
| Exel, Inc | Columbus | 278 | 2015-01-26 | |
| Macy's | Columbus | 109 | 2015-01-12 | |
| Market Day LLC | Various | 107 | 2015-01-07 | |
| Trulite Glass Company LLC | Hebron | 70 | 2015-01-08 | |
| A. Schulman, Inc | Stryker | 67 | 2015-01-05 | |
| A. Schulman, Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-01-05 | |
| U.S. Steel Corporation | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-01-07 | |
| Market Day LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-01-07 | |
| Trulite Glass Company LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-01-08 | |
| Macy's | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-01-12 | |
| Exel | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-01-26 |
Leading the list was United States Steel Corporation Lorain at its Lorain facility, reporting 636 affected workers. Exel, Inc followed with 278 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Ohio labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Ohio. 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 Ohio WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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