Employers in Wisconsin filed 6 WARN Act notices in December 2017, impacting roughly 290 workers — representing a pullback from November and down 8% versus December 2016. The average filing covered 48 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 2 | 137 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 78 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 41 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 34 |
The Other sector led the way in workforce reductions with 137 workers across 2 notices. In a parallel development, Healthcare reported 78 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 3 | 215 |
| Waupaca | 1 | 41 |
| Outagamie | 1 | 34 |
Milwaukee was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 74% of all affected workers with 215 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 3 | 215 |
| Iola | 1 | 41 |
| Appleton | 1 | 34 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 1 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 93 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molina Healthcare Inc. - Revision 2 | Milwaukee | 78 | 2017-12-12 | |
| Molina Healthcare Inc | Milwaukee | 78 | 2017-12-12 | |
| Molina Healthcare Inc. - Revision 1 | Milwaukee | 59 | Layoff | 2017-12-11 |
| F + W Media | Iola | 41 | 2017-12-22 | |
| Jackson National Life Insurance - Revision 1 | Appleton | 34 | Layoff | 2017-12-18 |
| Molina Healthcare Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2017-12-12 |
The single largest action involved Molina Healthcare Inc. - Revision 2 at its Milwaukee facility, reporting 78 affected workers. Molina Healthcare Inc followed with 78 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Wisconsin, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Other 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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