Indiana Layoffs — November 2017

Employers in Indiana submitted 6 WARN Act notices in November 2017, putting at risk an estimated 800 workers — up substantially from October and up 130% versus November 2016. The average filing covered 133 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Other	3	400

The Other sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 400 workers across 3 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Clark	2	556
Perry	2	122
Hamilton	2	122

Clark bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 70% of all affected workers with 556 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Jeffersonville	2	556
Tell City	2	122
Carmel	2	122

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	1	278
Closure	2	122

Closures accounted for 15% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Jeffboat	Jeffersonville	278	Layoff	2017-11-01
Jeffboat	Jeffersonville	278		2017-11-01
Parker Hannifin Corporation	Tell City	61	Closure	2017-11-02
Parker Hannifin Corporation	Tell City	61		2017-11-02
Prysm, Inc	Carmel	61	Closure	2017-11-22
Prysm, Inc	Carmel	61		2017-11-22

Topping the list was Jeffboat at its Jeffersonville facility, reporting 278 affected workers. Jeffboat followed with 278 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Indiana 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 Indiana. 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 Indiana WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.