Employers in Illinois reported 11 WARN Act notices in September 2015, displacing an estimated 1,129 workers — signaling an acceleration from August. The average filing covered 103 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 483 |
| Mining & Energy | 1 | 144 |
| Transportation | 1 | 45 |
The Manufacturing sector topped the list of affected industries with 483 workers across 2 notices. Notably, Mining & Energy reported 144 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Ogle | 1 | 332 |
| Cook | 4 | 315 |
| McHenry | 1 | 151 |
| Kankakee | 1 | 144 |
| McLean | 2 | 89 |
Ogle felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 29% of all affected workers with 332 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Rochelle | 1 | 332 |
| Chicago | 4 | 315 |
| Woodstock | 1 | 151 |
| Bradley | 1 | 144 |
| Normal | 2 | 89 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Illinois this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nippon Sharyo Mfg., LLC | Rochelle | 332 | 2015-09-03 | |
| Silgan Plastics Corp | Woodstock | 151 | 2015-09-02 | |
| Bunge Oils, Inc | Bradley | 144 | 2015-09-23 | |
| Hollander Sleep Products | Chicago | 128 | 2015-09-04 | |
| Aspen Foods | Chicago | 65 | 2015-09-28 | |
| AGI Shorewood Group | Chicago | 63 | 2015-09-03 | |
| Bloomington/Normal Seating, Co | Normal | 59 | 2015-09-01 | |
| Universal Holdings I, LLC | Chicago | 59 | 2015-09-28 | |
| Celanese | Meredosia | 53 | 2015-09-24 | |
| UTi Integrated Logistics | Hanover Park | 45 | 2015-09-01 | |
| Auto Warehousing | Normal | 30 | 2015-09-08 |
The most significant filing came from Nippon Sharyo Mfg., LLC at its Rochelle facility, reporting 332 affected workers. Silgan Plastics Corp followed with 151 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Illinois 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 Illinois. 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 Illinois WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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