Employers in Kentucky posted 9 WARN Act notices in May 2018, affecting an estimated 765 workers and roughly flat versus May 2017. The average filing covered 85 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 2 | 156 |
| Agriculture | 2 | 104 |
The Other sector saw the heaviest impact with 156 workers across 2 notices. On a related front, Agriculture reported 104 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jessamine | 2 | 208 |
| Fayette | 2 | 198 |
| Fulton | 3 | 156 |
Jessamine saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 27% of all affected workers with 208 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jessamine | 1 | 104 |
| Fayette | 1 | 99 |
| Fulton | 1 | 52 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 4 | 312 |
| Layoff | 2 | 198 |
Closures accounted for 41% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albaad USA Inc | 104 | Closure | 2018-05-31 | |
| Albaad USA Inc | 104 | Closure | 2018-05-31 | |
| Albaad USA Inc | Jessamine | 104 | 2018-05-31 | |
| THE BOEING COMPANY-Lexington | 99 | Layoff | 2018-05-21 | |
| THE BOEING COMPANY-Lexington | 99 | Layoff | 2018-05-21 | |
| Boeing | Fayette | 99 | 2018-05-21 | |
| Prairie Farms-Fulton | 52 | Closure | 2018-05-01 | |
| Prairie Farms-Fulton | 52 | Closure | 2018-05-01 | |
| Prairie Farms-Fulton | Fulton | 52 | 2018-05-01 |
The largest notice was filed by Albaad USA Inc at its Kentucky facility, reporting 104 affected workers. Albaad USA Inc followed with 104 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest 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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