Employers in Minnesota posted 16 WARN Act notices in September 2018, affecting an estimated 996 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to August. The average filing covered 62 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 2 | 114 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 91 |
| Other | 1 | 75 |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 55 |
The Healthcare sector saw the heaviest impact with 114 workers across 2 notices. On a related front, Information & Technology reported 91 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Waseca | 1 | 136 |
| Blue Earth | 1 | 100 |
| Freeborn | 1 | 91 |
| Anoka | 1 | 64 |
| Pennington | 1 | 57 |
Waseca felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 14% of all affected workers with 136 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Edina | 2 | 150 |
| Waseca | 1 | 136 |
| St. Paul | 2 | 114 |
| Mankato | 1 | 100 |
| Albert Lea | 1 | 91 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Minnesota this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseca Hy-Vee | Waseca | 136 | 2018-09-30 | |
| Verizon | Mankato | 100 | 2018-09-30 | |
| Sealy | St. Paul | 99 | 2018-09-14 | |
| Great Lakes Polymer Tech | Albert Lea | 91 | 2018-09-25 | |
| Regis | Edina | 75 | 2018-09-01 | |
| Regis | Edina | 75 | 2018-09-17 | |
| Shriners Hospital | Minneapolis | 64 | 2018-09-01 | |
| Dean Foods | Thief River Falls | 57 | 2018-09-07 | |
| DJO Global New Brighton | Vista | 57 | 2018-09-28 | |
| Sears | Brooklyn Center | 54 | 2018-09-03 | |
| Twin Valley Living | Twin Valley | 50 | 2018-09-01 | |
| S-T Industries | St. James | 45 | 2018-09-01 | |
| Kmart | Duluth | 40 | 2018-09-03 | |
| NCS Pearson | Bloomington | 28 | 2018-09-10 | |
| Infor 2019 | St. Paul | 15 | 2018-09-07 |
The largest notice was filed by Waseca Hy-Vee at its Waseca facility, reporting 136 affected workers. Verizon followed with 100 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Minnesota labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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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