Employers in Illinois posted 9 WARN Act notices in October 2017, affecting an estimated 715 workers — reflecting a cooling compared to September and down 61% versus October 2016. The average filing covered 79 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 1 | 109 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 31 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 20 |
The Transportation sector saw the heaviest impact with 109 workers across 1 notice. On a related front, Healthcare reported 31 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cook | 4 | 565 |
| Saint Clair | 1 | 62 |
| DuPage | 1 | 31 |
| Kane | 1 | 27 |
| Sangamon | 1 | 20 |
Cook saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 79% of all affected workers with 565 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Skokie | 1 | 232 |
| Chicago | 1 | 199 |
| Des Plaines | 1 | 109 |
| Belleville | 1 | 62 |
| Oak Brook | 1 | 31 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Illinois this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmore Drugs, LLC | Skokie | 232 | 2017-10-11 | |
| Aspen Foods | Chicago | 199 | 2017-10-30 | |
| Neovia Logistics | Des Plaines | 109 | 2017-10-05 | |
| Kmart | Belleville | 62 | 2017-10-13 | |
| Molina Healthcare, Inc | Oak Brook | 31 | 2017-10-16 | |
| Wagner Systems, Inc | Elgin | 27 | 2017-10-31 | |
| Land of Nod | Morton Grove | 25 | 2017-10-27 | |
| Henry Technologies | Chatham | 20 | 2017-10-27 | |
| Plews Edelman (T) | Dixon | 10 | 2017-10-12 |
The largest notice was filed by Pharmore Drugs, LLC at its Skokie facility, reporting 232 affected workers. Aspen Foods followed with 199 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The trends suggest a easing in workforce disruptions across Illinois, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Transportation sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Illinois. 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 Illinois WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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