Employers in Indiana filed 9 WARN Act notices in February 2016, impacting roughly 1,702 workers — representing a notable rise over January and up 54% versus February 2015. The average filing covered 189 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 4 | 820 |
The Other sector led the way in workforce reductions with 820 workers across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Warrick | 2 | 1,200 |
| Hamilton | 2 | 164 |
| La Porte | 2 | 152 |
Warrick absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 71% of all affected workers with 1,200 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Newburgh | 2 | 1,200 |
| LaPorte | 3 | 186 |
| Indianapolis | 2 | 164 |
| Westville | 2 | 152 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 682 |
| Closure | 2 | 138 |
Closures accounted for 8% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcoa Warrick Operations | Newburgh | 600 | Layoff | 2016-02-05 |
| Alcoa Warrick Operations | Newburgh | 600 | 2016-02-05 | |
| Hogan Transport, Inc | Indianapolis | 82 | Layoff | 2016-02-01 |
| Hogan Transport, Inc | Indianapolis | 82 | 2016-02-01 | |
| SpartanNash Company | Westville | 76 | Closure | 2016-02-11 |
| SpartanNash Company | Westville | 76 | 2016-02-11 | |
| Silgan Containers | LaPorte | 62 | 2016-02-01 | |
| Silgan Containers Revised Revised (7/29/16) | LaPorte | 62 | Closure | 2016-02-01 |
| Silgan Containers | LaPorte | 62 | 2016-02-01 |
The single largest action involved Alcoa Warrick Operations at its Newburgh facility, reporting 600 affected workers. Alcoa Warrick Operations followed with 600 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The data underscores 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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