North Dakota Layoffs — November 2015
Employers in North Dakota logged 2 WARN Act notices in November 2015, involving roughly 6 workers. The average filing covered 3 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 6 |
The Finance & Insurance sector dominated layoff filings with 6 workers across 2 notices.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Mountrail | 2 | 6 |
Mountrail saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 6 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley | 2 | 6 |
Layoff Type Analysis
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in North Dakota this month.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Exploration and Production | Stanley | 3 | ||
| Fidelity Exploration & Production | Stanley | 3 |
The biggest impact was at Fidelity Exploration and Production at its Stanley facility, reporting 3 affected workers. Fidelity Exploration & Production followed with 3 workers.
Trend & Outlook
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the North Dakota labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Finance & Insurance sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by North Dakota. 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 North Dakota WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.