Employers in Indiana posted 12 WARN Act notices in July 2016, affecting an estimated 986 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to June and up 31% versus July 2015. The average filing covered 82 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 3 | 405 |
| Other | 4 | 307 |
The Transportation sector saw the heaviest impact with 405 workers across 3 notices. On a related front, Other reported 307 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Floyd | 2 | 240 |
Floyd absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 24% of all affected workers with 240 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis & Yorktown | 8 | 744 |
| New Albany | 2 | 240 |
| Out-of-State | 2 | 2 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 4 | 307 |
Closures accounted for 31% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Logistics | Indianapolis & Yorktown | 135 | 2016-07-15 | |
| Indianapolis Logistics Revised (9/20/16) Revised (9/30/16) | Indianapolis & Yorktown | 135 | Closure | 2016-07-15 |
| Indianapolis Logistics Revised (9/20/16)Revised (9/30/16) | Indianapolis & Yorktown | 135 | 2016-07-15 | |
| Indianapolis Logistics | Indianapolis & Yorktown | 135 | 2016-07-15 | |
| VT Industries, Inc | New Albany | 120 | Closure | 2016-07-25 |
| VT Industries, Inc | New Albany | 120 | 2016-07-25 | |
| Indianapolis Haulage | Indianapolis & Yorktown | 51 | 2016-07-15 | |
| Indianapolis Haulage Revised (9/20/16) Revised (9/30/16) | Indianapolis & Yorktown | 51 | Closure | 2016-07-15 |
| Indianapolis Haulage Revised (9/20/16)Revised (9/30/16) | Indianapolis & Yorktown | 51 | 2016-07-15 | |
| Indianapolis Haulage | Indianapolis & Yorktown | 51 | 2016-07-15 | |
| TriEpiq Lab Group, LLC | Out-of-State | 1 | Closure | 2016-07-27 |
| TriEpiq Lab Group, LLC | Out-of-State | 1 | 2016-07-27 |
The largest notice was filed by Indianapolis Logistics at its Indianapolis & Yorktown facility, reporting 135 affected workers. Indianapolis Logistics Revised (9/20/16) Revised (9/30/16) followed with 135 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Indiana labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation 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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