Montana Layoffs — March 2017

Employers in Montana filed 2 WARN Act notices in March 2017, impacting roughly 160 workers. The average filing covered 80 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

2
Notices Filed
160
Workers Affected
80
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

IndustryNoticesWorkers
Manufacturing2160

The Manufacturing sector led the way in workforce reductions with 160 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Great Falls180
Cascade180

Great Falls felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 50% of all affected workers with 80 workers across 1 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Great Falls180

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Montana this month.

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
B/E Aerospace802017-03-21
B/E AerospaceGreat Falls802017-03-21

The single largest action involved B/E Aerospace at its Montana facility, reporting 80 affected workers. B/E Aerospace followed with 80 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The data underscores mounting pressure on the Montana labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Montana. 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 Montana WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.

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