Employers in Kentucky filed 12 WARN Act notices in October 2017, impacting roughly 269 workers. The average filing covered 22 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 4 | 120 |
| Healthcare | 4 | 63 |
| Mining & Energy | 2 | 24 |
The Other sector led the way in workforce reductions with 120 workers across 4 notices. In a parallel development, Healthcare reported 63 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 4 | 86 |
| Fayette | 2 | 37 |
| Boone | 2 | 26 |
Ohio saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 32% of all affected workers with 86 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 2 | 73 |
| Fayette | 1 | 34 |
| Boone | 1 | 13 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 6 | 123 |
| Closure | 2 | 26 |
Closures accounted for 10% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equality Boot Surface Mine | 61 | Layoff | 2017-10-11 | |
| Equality Boot Surface Mine | Ohio | 61 | 2017-10-11 | |
| Baptist Health Plan Inc-Lexington | 34 | Layoff | 2017-10-30 | |
| Baptist Health Plan Inc-Lexington | Fayette | 34 | 2017-10-30 | |
| Arriva Medical LLC | 13 | Closure | 2017-10-31 | |
| Arriva Medical LLC | 13 | Closure | 2017-10-31 | |
| Arriva Medical LLC | Boone | 13 | 2017-10-31 | |
| Armstrong Coal Prep & Dock Facility | 12 | Layoff | 2017-10-11 | |
| Armstrong Coal Prep & Dock Facility | 12 | Layoff | 2017-10-11 | |
| Armstrong Coal Prep & Dock Facility | Ohio | 12 | 2017-10-11 | |
| Baptist Health Plan Inc-Lexington | 3 | Layoff | 2017-10-30 | |
| Equality Boot Surface Mine | 1 | Layoff | 2017-10-11 |
The single largest action involved Equality Boot Surface Mine at its Kentucky facility, reporting 61 affected workers. Equality Boot Surface Mine followed with 61 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores 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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