Indiana Layoffs — May 2017

Employers in Indiana submitted 16 WARN Act notices in May 2017, putting at risk an estimated 5,596 workers — up substantially from April and up 325% versus May 2016. The average filing covered 350 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Other	6	2,601
Retail	1	1,535
Healthcare	3	333
Manufacturing	1	164

The Other sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 2,601 workers across 6 notices. Separately, Retail reported 1,535 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Hamilton	2	1,264
Wells	4	344
Huntington	2	328
Elkhart	2	146

Hamilton saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 23% of all affected workers with 1,264 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Statewide	2	3,070
Indianapolis	2	1,264
Bluffton	4	344
Huntington	2	328
Anderson, Evansville, Indianapolis, Kokomo, Salem	2	222

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	4	1,805
Layoff	2	796

Closures accounted for 32% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Marsh Supermarket	Statewide	1,535	Closure	2017-05-04
Marsh Supermarket	Statewide	1,535		2017-05-04
Carrier	Indianapolis	632	Layoff	2017-05-19
Carrier	Indianapolis	632		2017-05-19
Continental Structural Plastics	Huntington	164	Layoff	2017-05-26
Continental Structural Plastics	Huntington	164		2017-05-26
St. Vincent Health	Anderson, Evansville, Indianapolis, Kokomo, Salem	111		2017-05-31
St. Vincent Health Revised (7/20/17)	Anderson, Evansille, Indianapolis, Kokomo, Salem	111	Closure	2017-05-31
St. Vincent HealthRevised (7/20/17)	Anderson, Evansille, Indianapolis, Kokomo, Salem	111		2017-05-31
St. Vincent Health	Anderson, Evansville, Indianapolis, Kokomo, Salem	111		2017-05-31
Buckhorn Inc	Bluffton	86		2017-05-26
Buckhorn Inc Revised (5/26/17) Revised (9/5/17)	Bluffton	86	Closure	2017-05-26
Buckhorn IncRevised (5/26/17)Revised (9/5/17)	Bluffton	86		2017-05-26
Buckhorn Inc	Bluffton	86		2017-05-26
Mark Line Industries	Bristol	73	Closure	2017-05-22

Topping the list was Marsh Supermarket at its Statewide facility, reporting 1,535 affected workers. Marsh Supermarket followed with 1,535 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Indiana labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Other sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

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