Employers in Kentucky logged 9 WARN Act notices in July 2017, involving roughly 545 workers — climbing above June and up 8983% versus July 2016. The average filing covered 61 workers, with 6 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 3 | 252 |
The Other sector dominated layoff filings with 252 workers across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Daviess | 4 | 207 |
| Fayette | 2 | 86 |
Daviess absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 38% of all affected workers with 207 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Daviess | 2 | 179 |
| Fayette | 1 | 73 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 6 | 293 |
The high proportion of closures (54% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Kentucky's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc | 111 | Closure | 2017-07-10 | |
| Bimbo Bakeries | Daviess | 111 | 2017-07-10 | |
| Kmart 04232-Lexington | 73 | Closure | 2017-07-18 | |
| Kmart | Fayette | 73 | 2017-07-18 | |
| Engineered Plastic Components, Inc | 68 | Closure | 2017-07-18 | |
| Engineered Plastic Components, Inc | Daviess | 68 | 2017-07-18 | |
| Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc | 20 | Closure | 2017-07-10 | |
| Kmart 04232-Lexington | 13 | Closure | 2017-07-18 | |
| Engineered Plastic Components, Inc | 8 | Closure | 2017-07-18 |
The biggest impact was at Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc at its Kentucky facility, reporting 111 affected workers. Bimbo Bakeries followed with 111 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Kentucky 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 Kentucky. 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 Kentucky WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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