Employers in Wisconsin logged 10 WARN Act notices in March 2017, involving roughly 754 workers — climbing above February and up 92% versus March 2016. The average filing covered 75 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 5 | 336 |
| Professional Services | 1 | 137 |
| Other | 1 | 60 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 336 workers across 5 notices. Meanwhile, Professional Services reported 137 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 6 | 440 |
| La Crosse | 4 | 314 |
Milwaukee felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 58% of all affected workers with 440 workers across 6 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 6 | 440 |
| La Crosse | 2 | 274 |
| West Salem | 2 | 40 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 4 | 240 |
Closures accounted for 32% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alorica, Inc | La Crosse | 137 | 2017-03-27 | |
| Alorica | La Crosse | 137 | 2017-03-27 | |
| Tulip Molded Plastics Corp | Milwaukee | 136 | Closure | 2017-03-31 |
| Tulip Molded Plastics Corp | Milwaukee | 136 | 2017-03-31 | |
| SP Plus Corporation | Milwaukee | 60 | Closure | 2017-03-27 |
| SP Plus Corporation | Milwaukee | 60 | 2017-03-27 | |
| Gannett Consumer Solutions Center | Milwaukee | 24 | Closure | 2017-03-14 |
| Gannett | Milwaukee | 24 | 2017-03-14 | |
| River Steel | West Salem | 20 | Closure | 2017-03-07 |
| River Steel | West Salem | 20 | 2017-03-07 |
The biggest impact was at Alorica, Inc at its La Crosse facility, reporting 137 affected workers. Alorica followed with 137 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin. 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 Wisconsin WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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