Employers in Wisconsin submitted 12 WARN Act notices in July 2017, putting at risk an estimated 1,316 workers — up substantially from June and up 129% versus July 2016. The average filing covered 110 workers, with 5 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 2 | 459 |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 142 |
| Other | 1 | 76 |
| Professional Services | 1 | 49 |
| Arts & Entertainment | 1 | 8 |
The Retail sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 459 workers across 2 notices. Separately, Manufacturing reported 142 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 8 | 476 |
| Brown, Dane, Kenosha, La Crosse, Marathon, Milwaukee, Rock, Sauk, Waukesha | 1 | 371 |
| Dane | 2 | 98 |
Milwaukee was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 36% of all affected workers with 476 workers across 8 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Deforest, Franklin, Green Bay, Janesville, Kenosha, Onalaska, Rothschild, Waukesha, West Baraboo | 1 | 371 |
| Deforest, Franklin, Green Bay, Janesville, Kenosha, Onalaska, Rothschild, Waukes | 1 | 371 |
| Greendale | 4 | 192 |
| Oak Creek | 2 | 152 |
| Franklin, Milwaukee | 2 | 132 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 5 | 592 |
| Layoff | 1 | 66 |
Closures accounted for 45% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gander Mountain | Deforest, Franklin, Green Bay, Janesville, Kenosha, Onalaska, Rothschild, Waukesha, West Baraboo | 371 | Closure | 2017-07-03 |
| Gander Mountain | Deforest, Franklin, Green Bay, Janesville, Kenosha, Onalaska, Rothschild, Waukes | 371 | 2017-07-03 | |
| Sears Store | Greendale | 88 | Closure | 2017-07-10 |
| Sears | Greendale | 88 | 2017-07-10 | |
| Black Bear Bottling Group LLC | Oak Creek | 76 | Closure | 2017-07-19 |
| Black Bear Bottling Group LLC | Oak Creek | 76 | 2017-07-19 | |
| The Garvey Group LLC - Revision 1 | Franklin, Milwaukee | 66 | Layoff | 2017-07-21 |
| The Garvey Group LLC | Franklin, Milwaukee | 66 | 2017-07-21 | |
| The Carlson Company, Inc | Madison | 49 | Closure | 2017-07-25 |
| The Carlson Company, Inc | Madison | 49 | 2017-07-25 | |
| Sears Auto Center | Greendale | 8 | Closure | 2017-07-10 |
| Sears | Greendale | 8 | 2017-07-10 |
Topping the list was Gander Mountain at its Deforest, Franklin, Green Bay, Janesville, Kenosha, Onalaska, Rothschild, Waukesha, West Baraboo facility, reporting 371 affected workers. Gander Mountain followed with 371 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Wisconsin labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Retail 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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