Employers in Minnesota reported 3 WARN Act notices in October 2017, displacing an estimated 22 workers. The average filing covered 7 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Minnesota this month. A total of 22 workers were affected across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| St. Paul | 1 | 13 |
| Edina | 1 | 5 |
| Blaine | 1 | 4 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Minnesota this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrill Corp | St. Paul | 13 | 2017-10-31 | |
| Maximum Solutions | Edina | 5 | 2017-10-02 | |
| Boyd's Coffee Co | Blaine | 4 | 2017-10-02 |
The most significant filing came from Merrill Corp at its St. Paul facility, reporting 13 affected workers. Maximum Solutions followed with 5 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Minnesota labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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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