Employers in Michigan recorded 10 WARN Act notices in January 2016, covering approximately 1,798 workers and up 374% versus January 2015. The average filing covered 180 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 2 | 0 |
The Retail sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 0 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 6 | 1,188 |
| Kent | 2 | 610 |
| Livingston | 2 | 0 |
Oakland felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 66% of all affected workers with 1,188 workers across 6 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Farmington Hills | 2 | 770 |
| Grand Rapids | 2 | 610 |
| Waterford | 2 | 244 |
| Troy | 2 | 174 |
| Hartland | 2 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 777 |
| Closure | 2 | 122 |
Closures accounted for 7% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minacs Group | Farmington Hills | 385 | Layoff | 2016-01-12 |
| Minacs Group | Farmington Hills | 385 | 2016-01-12 | |
| Dematic | Grand Rapids | 305 | Layoff | 2016-01-07 |
| Dematic | Grand Rapids | 305 | 2016-01-07 | |
| Sam's Club | Waterford | 122 | Closure | 2016-01-15 |
| Sam's Club | Waterford | 122 | 2016-01-15 | |
| ViSalus, Inc | Troy | 87 | Layoff | 2016-01-11 |
| ViSalus, Inc | Troy | 87 | 2016-01-11 | |
| WalMart | Hartland | 0 | Closure | 2016-01-15 |
| Walmart | Hartland | 0 | 2016-01-15 |
Leading the list was Minacs Group at its Farmington Hills facility, reporting 385 affected workers. Minacs Group followed with 385 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Michigan labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Retail sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Michigan. 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 Michigan WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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