Employers in Kentucky recorded 21 WARN Act notices in October 2018, covering approximately 2,391 workers — marking a sharp increase from September and up 789% versus October 2017. The average filing covered 114 workers, with 6 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 7 | 797 |
| Education | 2 | 88 |
The Other sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 797 workers across 7 notices. At the same time, Education reported 88 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Kenton | 3 | 774 |
| Jefferson County - Louisville | 6 | 380 |
| Boone | 2 | 326 |
| Madison | 2 | 284 |
| Calloway | 2 | 88 |
Kenton saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 32% of all affected workers with 774 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Kenton | 1 | 258 |
| Jefferson County - Louisville | 3 | 190 |
| Boone | 1 | 163 |
| Madison | 1 | 142 |
| Calloway | 1 | 44 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 6 | 1,042 |
| Layoff | 8 | 552 |
Closures accounted for 44% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concentrix CVG Customer Management Group | 258 | Closure | 2018-10-30 | |
| Concentrix CVG Corp.- formally Convergys | 258 | Closure | 2018-10-30 | |
| Concentrix CVG Customer Management Group | Kenton | 258 | 2018-10-30 | |
| Pomeroy Solutions Sales dba Getronics | 163 | Closure | 2018-10-31 | |
| Pomeroy Solutions Sales dba Getronics | 163 | Closure | 2018-10-31 | |
| Pomeroy Solutions Sales dba Getronics | Boone | 163 | 2018-10-31 | |
| Kentucky River Foothills Development Council | 142 | Layoff | 2018-10-01 | |
| Kentucky River Foothills Development Council | 142 | Layoff | 2018-10-01 | |
| Kentucky River Foothills Development Council | Madison | 142 | 2018-10-01 | |
| Mondi Industrial Bags | 100 | Closure | 2018-10-30 | |
| Mondi Industrial Bags | 100 | Closure | 2018-10-30 | |
| Mondi Industrial Bags | Jefferson County - Louisville | 100 | 2018-10-30 | |
| K&T SWITCHING SERVICE -Fern Valley Road | 52 | Layoff | 2018-10-26 | |
| K&T SWITCHING SERVICE -Fern Valley Road | 52 | Layoff | 2018-10-26 | |
| K&T SWITCHING SERVICE -Fern Valley Road | Jefferson County - Louisville | 52 | 2018-10-26 |
Leading the list was Concentrix CVG Customer Management Group at its Kentucky facility, reporting 258 affected workers. Concentrix CVG Corp.- formally Convergys followed with 258 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The filings reflect 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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