Employers in Ohio logged 16 WARN Act notices in December 2015, involving roughly 1,020 workers — climbing above November and up 99% versus December 2014. The average filing covered 64 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 3 | 22 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 22 workers across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Williams | 1 | 130 |
| Delaware | 1 | 121 |
| Cuyahoga | 1 | 95 |
| Ottawa | 1 | 85 |
| Mahoning | 1 | 68 |
Williams was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 13% of all affected workers with 130 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Bryan | 1 | 130 |
| Bryan/Williams | 1 | 130 |
| Lewis Center | 1 | 121 |
| Lewis Center/Delaware | 1 | 121 |
| Cleveland | 1 | 95 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Ohio this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titan Tire | Bryan | 130 | 2015-12-11 | |
| Titan Tire | Bryan/Williams | 130 | 2015-12-11 | |
| Volvo Group North America LLC | Lewis Center | 121 | 2015-12-01 | |
| Volvo Group North America LLC | Lewis Center/Delaware | 121 | 2015-12-01 | |
| Enersys | Cleveland | 95 | 2015-12-22 | |
| Enersys | Cleveland/Cuyahoga | 95 | 2015-12-22 | |
| Fenner Dunlop | Port Clinton | 85 | 2015-12-28 | |
| Fenner Dunlop | Port Clinton/Ottawa | 85 | 2015-12-28 | |
| Exterran | Youngstown | 68 | 2015-12-18 | |
| Exterran | Youngstown/Mahoning | 68 | 2015-12-18 | |
| Concord Steel | Warren | 11 | 2015-12-14 | |
| Concord Steel | Warren/Trumbull | 11 | 2015-12-14 | |
| Volvo Group North America LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-12-01 | |
| Titan Tire | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-12-11 | |
| Concord Steel | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-12-14 |
The biggest impact was at Titan Tire at its Bryan facility, reporting 130 affected workers. Titan Tire followed with 130 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Ohio 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 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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