Employers in North Dakota submitted 2 WARN Act notices in February 2017, putting at risk an estimated 491 workers and up 573% versus February 2016. The average filing covered 246 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in North Dakota this month. A total of 491 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Mercer | 1 | 387 |
Mercer absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 79% of all affected workers with 387 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Beulah | 1 | 387 |
| Multiple sites | 1 | 104 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in North Dakota this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rust Contractors Inc | Beulah | 387 | 2017-02-10 | |
| Vanity Inc | Multiple sites | 104 | 2017-02-28 |
Topping the list was Rust Contractors Inc at its Beulah facility, reporting 387 affected workers. Vanity Inc followed with 104 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the North Dakota labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by North Dakota. 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 North Dakota WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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