Employers in Louisiana logged 2 WARN Act notices in January 2017, involving roughly 232 workers — falling below December and down 36% versus January 2016. The average filing covered 116 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 1 | 116 |
The Retail sector dominated layoff filings with 116 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 2 | 232 |
Jefferson absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 232 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Kenner | 2 | 232 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Louisiana this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macy's Espianade Mall | Kenner | 116 | 2017-01-05 | |
| Macy's | Kenner | 116 | 2017-01-05 |
The biggest impact was at Macy's Espianade Mall at its Kenner facility, reporting 116 affected workers. Macy's followed with 116 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Louisiana, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Retail 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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