Wisconsin Layoffs — July 2019

Employers in Wisconsin logged 14 WARN Act notices in July 2019, involving roughly 1,125 workers — climbing above June and up 160% versus July 2018. The average filing covered 80 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Other	2	219
Manufacturing	2	135
Healthcare	1	99
Transportation	1	95
Information & Technology	1	95
Finance & Insurance	2	86
Retail	2	78

The Other sector dominated layoff filings with 219 workers across 2 notices. Meanwhile, Manufacturing reported 135 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Milwaukee	6	424
Manitowoc	2	290
Kenosha	2	190
Eau Claire	2	86
Dodge	1	70

Milwaukee was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 38% of all affected workers with 424 workers across 6 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Milwaukee	4	346
Manitowoc	2	290
Pleasant Prairie	2	190
Eau Claire	2	86
Wauwatosa	2	78

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	4	328

Closures accounted for 29% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Tramontina US Cookware	Manitowoc	145	Closure	2019-07-09
Tramontina US Cookware	Manitowoc	145		2019-07-09
ResCare Workforce Services	Milwaukee	99		2019-07-29
ResCare Workforce Services	Milwaukee	99		2019-07-29
Arvato Digital Services	Pleasant Prairie	95		2019-07-03
Arvato Digital Services	Pleasant Prairie	95		2019-07-03
Community Development Institution - Head Start	Milwaukee	74	Closure	2019-07-23
Community Development Institution - Head Start	Milwaukee	74		2019-07-23
Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corporation	Waupun	70	Closure	2019-07-01
Flambeau River Papers	Park Falls	65		2019-07-25
US Bank	Eau Claire	43		2019-07-10
U.S. Bank	Eau Claire	43		2019-07-10
Bonton Department Store [aka Saks 5th Avenue, aka Saks 5th Avenue OFF 5TH]	Wauwatosa	39	Closure	2019-07-12
Bonton Department Store [aka Saks 5th Avenue, aka Saks 5th Avenue OFF 5TH]	Wauwatosa	39		2019-07-12

The biggest impact was at Tramontina US Cookware at its Manitowoc facility, reporting 145 affected workers. Tramontina US Cookware followed with 145 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

This data points to mounting pressure on the Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin. 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 Wisconsin WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.