Employers in Wisconsin posted 8 WARN Act notices in September 2016, affecting an estimated 1,300 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to August. The average filing covered 162 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 2 | 390 |
| Transportation | 1 | 200 |
| Retail | 1 | 60 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 60 |
The Other sector saw the heaviest impact with 390 workers across 2 notices. On a related front, Transportation reported 200 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Calumet | 2 | 680 |
| Racine | 2 | 400 |
| Waukesha | 2 | 120 |
| Marathon | 2 | 100 |
Calumet saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 52% of all affected workers with 680 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Brillion | 2 | 680 |
| Sturtevant | 2 | 400 |
| New Berlin | 2 | 120 |
| Wausau | 2 | 100 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 600 |
Closures accounted for 46% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brillion Iron Works, Inc | Brillion | 340 | Closure | 2016-09-19 |
| Brillion Iron Works, Inc | Brillion | 340 | 2016-09-19 | |
| UTi | Sturtevant | 200 | Closure | 2016-09-20 |
| UTi | Sturtevant | 200 | 2016-09-20 | |
| Spirit Manufacturing Inc | New Berlin | 60 | Closure | 2016-09-01 |
| Spirit Manufacturing Inc | New Berlin | 60 | 2016-09-01 | |
| Graebel Moving Services | Wausau | 50 | 2016-09-14 | |
| Graebel Moving Services | Wausau | 50 | 2016-09-14 |
The largest notice was filed by Brillion Iron Works, Inc at its Brillion facility, reporting 340 affected workers. Brillion Iron Works, Inc followed with 340 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin. 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 Wisconsin WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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