Employers in Kentucky posted 21 WARN Act notices in May 2015, affecting an estimated 1,260 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to April and up 76% versus May 2014. The average filing covered 60 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 7 | 420 |
The Other sector saw the heaviest impact with 420 workers across 7 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lee | 2 | 308 |
| Campbell | 4 | 302 |
| Muhlenberg | 2 | 154 |
| Magoffin | 2 | 76 |
| Ballard, McCracken | 2 | 0 |
Lee saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 24% of all affected workers with 308 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lee | 1 | 154 |
| Campbell | 2 | 151 |
| Muhlenberg | 1 | 77 |
| Magoffin | 1 | 38 |
| Ballard, McCracken | 1 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 10 | 686 |
| Closure | 4 | 154 |
Closures accounted for 12% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Adjustment Center | 154 | Layoff | 2015-05-14 | |
| Lee Adjustment Center | 154 | Layoff | 2015-05-14 | |
| Lee Adjustment Center | Lee | 154 | 2015-05-14 | |
| IPSCO Tubulars, (KY) Inc | 115 | Layoff | 2015-05-12 | |
| IPSCO Tubulars, (KY) Inc | 115 | Layoff | 2015-05-12 | |
| IPSCO Tubulars, (KY) Inc | Campbell | 115 | 2015-05-12 | |
| Gourmet Express LLC | 77 | Closure | 2015-05-18 | |
| Gourmet Express LLC | 77 | Closure | 2015-05-18 | |
| Gourmet Express LLC | Muhlenberg | 77 | 2015-05-18 | |
| Joy Global - Salyersville Operations | 38 | Layoff | 2015-05-28 | |
| Joy Global - Salyersville Operations | 38 | Layoff | 2015-05-28 | |
| Joy Global - Salyersville Operations | Magoffin | 38 | 2015-05-28 | |
| IPSCO Tubulars, (KY) Inc | 36 | Layoff | 2015-05-12 | |
| IPSCO Tubulars, (KY) Inc | 36 | Layoff | 2015-05-12 | |
| IPSCO Tubulars, (KY) Inc | Campbell | 36 | 2015-05-12 |
The largest notice was filed by Lee Adjustment Center at its Kentucky facility, reporting 154 affected workers. Lee Adjustment Center followed with 154 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
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.
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