Employers in Kentucky logged 14 WARN Act notices in May 2019, involving roughly 3,013 workers — climbing above April and up 294% versus May 2018. The average filing covered 215 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 4 | 565 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 264 |
The Other sector dominated layoff filings with 565 workers across 4 notices. Meanwhile, Healthcare reported 264 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fayette | 1 | 659 |
| Kenton | 3 | 525 |
| Simpson | 2 | 316 |
| Pulaski | 2 | 264 |
| Warren | 2 | 200 |
Fayette saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 22% of all affected workers with 659 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fayette | 1 | 659 |
| Kenton | 1 | 175 |
| Simpson | 1 | 158 |
| Pulaski | 1 | 132 |
| Warren | 1 | 100 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 5 | 1,123 |
| Closure | 4 | 666 |
Closures accounted for 22% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRANE USA Inc | 659 | Layoff | 2019-05-30 | |
| TRANE U.S. Inc | Fayette | 659 | 2019-05-30 | |
| Concentrix CVG Customer Management Group | 175 | Closure | 2019-05-06 | |
| Concentrix CVG Corp.- formally Convergys | 175 | Closure | 2019-05-06 | |
| Concentrix CVG Customer Management Group | Kenton | 175 | 2019-05-06 | |
| Harman International | 158 | Closure | 2019-05-30 | |
| Harman International | 158 | Closure | 2019-05-30 | |
| Harman (Harman International Industries) | Simpson | 158 | 2019-05-30 | |
| New Vista Behavioral Healthcare, Inc | 132 | Layoff | 2019-05-01 | |
| New Vista Behavioral Healthcare, Inc | 132 | Layoff | 2019-05-01 | |
| New Vista Behavioral Healthcare, Inc | Pulaski | 132 | 2019-05-01 | |
| Fruit of the Loom | 100 | Layoff | 2019-05-22 | |
| Union Underwear Company/ Fruit of The Loom | 100 | Layoff | 2019-05-22 | |
| Fruit of the Loom | Warren | 100 | 2019-05-22 |
The biggest impact was at TRANE USA Inc at its Kentucky facility, reporting 659 affected workers. TRANE U.S. Inc followed with 659 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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