Employers in Ohio filed 27 WARN Act notices in November 2016, impacting roughly 5,584 workers — representing a notable rise over October and up 631% versus November 2015. The average filing covered 207 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 4 | 694 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 116 |
| Transportation | 2 | 0 |
The Retail sector led the way in workforce reductions with 694 workers across 4 notices. In a parallel development, Healthcare reported 116 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Trumbull | 2 | 1,328 |
| Wood | 1 | 459 |
| Marion | 2 | 254 |
| Franklin | 1 | 246 |
| Fairfield, Pickaway, Licking | 1 | 147 |
Trumbull absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 24% of all affected workers with 1,328 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Warren | 2 | 1,328 |
| Warren/Trumbull | 2 | 1,328 |
| Perrysburg | 1 | 459 |
| Perrysburg/Wood | 1 | 459 |
| Marion | 2 | 254 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Ohio this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Motors LLC | Warren | 1,202 | 2016-11-09 | |
| General Motors | Warren/Trumbull | 1,202 | 2016-11-09 | |
| First Solar Inc | Perrysburg | 459 | 2016-11-22 | |
| First Solar | Perrysburg/Wood | 459 | 2016-11-22 | |
| Frontier Communications | Marion | 247 | 2016-11-03 | |
| Frontier Communications | Marion/Marion | 247 | 2016-11-03 | |
| Limited Stores LLC | New Albany | 246 | 2016-11-29 | |
| Limited Stores LLC | New Albany/Franklin | 246 | 2016-11-29 | |
| Carnival Foods & Pharmacy | Lancaster, Circleville, Heath | 147 | 2016-11-02 | |
| Lordstown Seating Systems | Warren | 126 | 2016-11-16 | |
| Lordstown Seating Systems | Warren/Trumbull | 126 | 2016-11-16 | |
| Spring Meadow Senior Community | Holland | 122 | 2016-11-02 | |
| Spring Meadow Senior Community | Holland/Lucas | 122 | 2016-11-02 | |
| Commercial Metal Forming | Youngstown | 90 | 2016-11-14 | |
| Commercial Metal Forming | Youngstown/Mahoning | 90 | 2016-11-14 |
The single largest action involved General Motors LLC at its Warren facility, reporting 1,202 affected workers. General Motors followed with 1,202 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Ohio 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 Ohio. 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 Ohio WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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