Employers in Ohio logged 18 WARN Act notices in August 2019, involving roughly 2,711 workers — climbing above July and up 123% versus August 2018. The average filing covered 151 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 8 | 890 |
| Healthcare | 4 | 850 |
| Construction | 2 | 410 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 890 workers across 8 notices. Meanwhile, Healthcare reported 850 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 1 | 343 |
| Warren | 2 | 269 |
| Madison | 1 | 209 |
| Various Counties | 1 | 205 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 137 |
Belmont felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 13% of all affected workers with 343 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Martin's Ferry | 1 | 343 |
| Martin's Ferry/Belmont | 1 | 343 |
| West Jefferson | 1 | 209 |
| Various Cities | 1 | 205 |
| Various Cities/Various Counties | 1 | 205 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Ohio this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Ohio Valley Regional Hospital | Martin's Ferry | 343 | 2019-08-12 | |
| East Ohio Valley Regional Hospital | Martin's Ferry/Belmont | 343 | 2019-08-12 | |
| Schenker, Inc | West Jefferson | 209 | 2019-08-01 | |
| CCU Coal and Construction LLC | Various Cities | 205 | 2019-08-29 | |
| CCU Coal and Construction LLC | Various Cities/Various Counties | 205 | 2019-08-29 | |
| Security National Automotive Acceptance Company LLC | Mason | 150 | 2019-08-07 | |
| Security National Automotive Acceptance Company LLC | Mason/Warren | 150 | 2019-08-07 | |
| Fisher Auto Parts, Inc | Cincinnati | 137 | 2019-08-01 | |
| Fisher Auto Parts, Inc | Cincinnati/Hamilton | 137 | 2019-08-01 | |
| Vertiv Corporation | Columbus/Franklin | 130 | 2019-08-19 | |
| Addition Manufacturing Technologies LLC | Lebanon | 119 | 2019-08-06 | |
| Addition Manufacturing Technologies LLC | Lebanon/Warren | 119 | 2019-08-06 | |
| Pseb LLC | Groveport | 111 | 2019-08-13 | |
| Pseb LLC | Groveport/Franklin | 111 | 2019-08-13 | |
| NextGen Healthcare Inc | North Canton | 82 | 2019-08-28 |
The biggest impact was at East Ohio Valley Regional Hospital at its Martin's Ferry facility, reporting 343 affected workers. East Ohio Valley Regional Hospital followed with 343 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Ohio labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Ohio. 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 Ohio WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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