Employers in Indiana recorded 10 WARN Act notices in October 2015, covering approximately 2,902 workers — marking a sharp increase from September and up 925% versus October 2014. The average filing covered 290 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 5 | 1,451 |
| Construction | 1 | 160 |
The Other sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 1,451 workers across 5 notices. At the same time, Construction reported 160 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Randolph | 2 | 1,468 |
| Floyd | 4 | 838 |
| Spencer | 2 | 320 |
| Dubois | 2 | 276 |
Randolph saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 51% of all affected workers with 1,468 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Winchester | 2 | 1,468 |
| New Albany | 4 | 838 |
| Rockport | 2 | 320 |
| Huntingburg | 2 | 276 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 1,153 |
| Layoff | 2 | 298 |
Closures accounted for 40% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Marujun, LLC | Winchester | 734 | Closure | 2015-10-12 |
| Indiana Marujun, LLC | Winchester | 734 | 2015-10-12 | |
| General Mills | New Albany | 343 | Closure | 2015-10-26 |
| General Mills | New Albany | 343 | 2015-10-26 | |
| CB&I and Webster Construction | Rockport | 160 | Layoff | 2015-10-27 |
| CB&I and Webster Construction | Rockport | 160 | 2015-10-27 | |
| UMI LLC & United Minerals Company LLC | Huntingburg | 138 | Layoff | 2015-10-28 |
| UMI LLC & United Minerals Company LLC | Huntingburg | 138 | 2015-10-28 | |
| Sonoco | New Albany | 76 | Closure | 2015-10-16 |
| Sonoco Products | New Albany | 76 | 2015-10-16 |
Leading the list was Indiana Marujun, LLC at its Winchester facility, reporting 734 affected workers. Indiana Marujun, LLC followed with 734 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The filings reflect 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.
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