Minnesota Layoffs — July 2017

Employers in Minnesota posted 1 WARN Act notices in July 2017, affecting an estimated 30 workers. The average filing covered 30 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

1
Notices Filed
30
Workers Affected
30
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

IndustryNoticesWorkers
Healthcare130

The Healthcare sector saw the heaviest impact with 30 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Hennepin130

Hennepin absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 30 workers across 1 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Eden Prairie130

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Optum HealthEden Prairie302017-07-13

The largest notice was filed by Optum Health at its Eden Prairie facility, reporting 30 affected workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Minnesota labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

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

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