Employers in Kentucky logged 9 WARN Act notices in September 2018, involving roughly 597 workers — climbing above August. The average filing covered 66 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 3 | 199 |
| Professional Services | 2 | 136 |
The Other sector dominated layoff filings with 199 workers across 3 notices. Meanwhile, Professional Services reported 136 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County - Louisville | 2 | 146 |
| Rockcastle | 2 | 136 |
| Fayette | 2 | 116 |
Jefferson County - Louisville felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 24% of all affected workers with 146 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County - Louisville | 1 | 73 |
| Rockcastle | 1 | 68 |
| Fayette | 1 | 58 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 6 | 398 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gannett Company, Inc | 73 | Layoff | 2018-09-27 | |
| Gannett Satellite Information Network | 73 | Layoff | 2018-09-27 | |
| Gannett | Jefferson County - Louisville | 73 | 2018-09-27 | |
| Oxford Government Consulting | 68 | Layoff | 2018-09-27 | |
| Oxford Government Consulting | 68 | Layoff | 2018-09-27 | |
| Oxford Government Consulting | Rockcastle | 68 | 2018-09-27 | |
| Dormakaba | 58 | Layoff | 2018-09-27 | |
| dormakaba USA Inc | 58 | Layoff | 2018-09-27 | |
| dormakaba USA Inc | Fayette | 58 | 2018-09-27 |
The biggest impact was at Gannett Company, Inc at its Kentucky facility, reporting 73 affected workers. Gannett Satellite Information Network followed with 73 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to 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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