Employers in Indiana logged 12 WARN Act notices in July 2017, involving roughly 2,582 workers — climbing above June and up 162% versus July 2016. The average filing covered 215 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 5 | 1,048 |
The Other sector dominated layoff filings with 1,048 workers across 5 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Ripley | 4 | 972 |
| St Joseph | 2 | 870 |
| Lake | 2 | 278 |
| Scott | 2 | 124 |
Ripley absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 38% of all affected workers with 972 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sunman | 4 | 972 |
| Mishawaka | 2 | 870 |
| Statewide | 2 | 338 |
| Highland | 2 | 278 |
| Scottsburg | 2 | 124 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 909 |
| Closure | 1 | 139 |
Closures accounted for 5% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM General | Mishawaka | 435 | Layoff | 2017-07-28 |
| AM General | Mishawaka | 435 | 2017-07-28 | |
| Deufol Sunman, Inc | Sunman | 243 | 2017-07-31 | |
| Deufol Sunman, Inc Revised 9/29/17 | Sunman | 243 | Layoff | 2017-07-31 |
| Deufol Sunman, IncRevised 9/29/17 | Sunman | 243 | 2017-07-31 | |
| Deufol Sunman, Inc | Sunman | 243 | 2017-07-31 | |
| ResCare | Statewide | 169 | Layoff | 2017-07-24 |
| ResCare | Statewide | 169 | 2017-07-24 | |
| Ultra Foods | Highland | 139 | Closure | 2017-07-18 |
| Ultra Foods | Highland | 139 | 2017-07-18 | |
| Tokusen USA Inc | Scottsburg | 62 | Layoff | 2017-07-13 |
| Tokusen USA Inc | Scottsburg | 62 | 2017-07-13 |
The biggest impact was at AM General at its Mishawaka facility, reporting 435 affected workers. AM General followed with 435 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to 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.
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