Employers in Michigan reported 18 WARN Act notices in January 2017, displacing an estimated 1,558 workers — signaling a deceleration from December and down 13% versus January 2016. The average filing covered 87 workers, with 5 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Michigan this month. A total of 1,558 workers were affected across 18 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Monroe | 2 | 642 |
| Statewide | 3 | 348 |
| Ingham | 2 | 236 |
| Wayne | 3 | 140 |
| Berrien | 2 | 112 |
Monroe felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 41% of all affected workers with 642 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Monroe | 2 | 642 |
| Statewide | 3 | 348 |
| Lansing | 2 | 236 |
| Detroit | 3 | 140 |
| Niles | 2 | 112 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 531 |
| Closure | 5 | 522 |
Closures accounted for 34% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yanfeng | Monroe | 321 | Layoff | 2017-01-26 |
| Yanfeng | Monroe | 321 | 2017-01-26 | |
| Kmart | Statewide | 194 | Closure | 2017-01-05 |
| Focus: HOPE Companies Inc | Detroit | 120 | Layoff | 2017-01-09 |
| Inovalon, Inc | Lansing | 118 | Closure | 2017-01-27 |
| Inovalon | Lansing | 118 | 2017-01-27 | |
| Sears | Statewide | 84 | Closure | 2017-01-05 |
| American Seating Company | Grand Rapids | 80 | Layoff | 2017-01-04 |
| Macy's | Statewide | 70 | Closure | 2017-01-05 |
| Weir Delta Industrial Valves | Niles | 56 | Closure | 2017-01-11 |
| Weir Delta Industrial Valves | Niles | 56 | 2017-01-11 | |
| Android | Detroit | 10 | Layoff | 2017-01-25 |
| Detroit | 10 | 2017-01-25 | ||
| American Seating Company | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2017-01-04 | |
| Kmart | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2017-01-05 |
The most significant filing came from Yanfeng at its Monroe facility, reporting 321 affected workers. Yanfeng followed with 321 workers.
The numbers illustrate a easing in workforce disruptions across Michigan, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Michigan. 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 Michigan WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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