Employers in Louisiana posted 2 WARN Act notices in July 2016, affecting an estimated 488 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to June and up 15% versus July 2015. The average filing covered 244 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 488 |
The Manufacturing sector saw the heaviest impact with 488 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Rapides | 1 | 269 |
| Terrebonne | 1 | 219 |
Rapides was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 55% of all affected workers with 269 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Pineville | 1 | 269 |
| Houma | 1 | 219 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Louisiana this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE Oil & Gas | Pineville | 269 | 2016-07-01 | |
| Gulf Island LLC | Houma | 219 | 2016-07-01 |
The largest notice was filed by GE Oil & Gas at its Pineville facility, reporting 269 affected workers. Gulf Island LLC followed with 219 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Louisiana 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 Louisiana. 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 Louisiana WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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