Employers in Ohio filed 15 WARN Act notices in March 2015, impacting roughly 771 workers — representing a notable rise over February and roughly flat versus March 2014. The average filing covered 51 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 2 | 85 |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 62 |
The Healthcare sector led the way in workforce reductions with 85 workers across 2 notices. In a parallel development, Manufacturing reported 62 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Mahoning | 2 | 381 |
| Various | 1 | 87 |
| Summit | 1 | 85 |
| Fairfield | 1 | 78 |
| Beverly | 1 | 62 |
Mahoning felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 49% of all affected workers with 381 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Austintown | 1 | 196 |
| Youngstown | 1 | 185 |
| Various | 1 | 87 |
| Barberton | 1 | 85 |
| Bremen | 1 | 78 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Ohio this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tamarkin Company | Austintown | 196 | 2015-03-11 | |
| Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) | Youngstown | 185 | 2015-03-27 | |
| WP Glimcher (Dayton and Fairfield Commons) | Various | 87 | 2015-03-04 | |
| Regency Hospital of Akron (Select Medical Corp) | Barberton | 85 | 2015-03-31 | |
| Worthington Industries | Bremen | 78 | 2015-03-24 | |
| AEP Generation Resources Inc Muskingum River Plant | Waterford | 62 | 2015-03-19 | |
| WP Glimcher (Polaris) | Columbus | 45 | 2015-03-04 | |
| Worthington Industries | Wooster | 33 | 2015-03-24 | |
| WP Glimcher (Polaris) | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-03-04 | |
| WP Glimcher (Dayton and Fairfield Commons) | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-03-04 | |
| The Tamarkin Company | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-03-11 | |
| AEP Generation Resources Inc Muskingum River Plant | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-03-19 | |
| Worthington Industries | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-03-24 | |
| Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-03-27 | |
| Regency Hospital of Akron (Select Medical Corp) | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-03-31 |
The single largest action involved The Tamarkin Company at its Austintown facility, reporting 196 affected workers. Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) followed with 185 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Ohio labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare 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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