Employers in Wisconsin posted 10 WARN Act notices in September 2019, affecting an estimated 576 workers — reflecting a cooling compared to August and up 94% versus September 2018. The average filing covered 58 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 216 |
| Retail | 2 | 117 |
| Other | 1 | 32 |
| Transportation | 1 | 31 |
The Manufacturing sector saw the heaviest impact with 216 workers across 2 notices. On a related front, Retail reported 117 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Racine | 4 | 234 |
| Price | 2 | 216 |
| Taylor | 1 | 32 |
| Outagamie | 1 | 32 |
| Walworth | 1 | 31 |
Racine saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 41% of all affected workers with 234 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Park Falls | 2 | 216 |
| Burlington | 2 | 140 |
| Racine | 2 | 94 |
| Medford | 1 | 32 |
| Appleton | 1 | 32 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 148 |
| Layoff | 1 | 108 |
Closures accounted for 26% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flambeau River Papers - Revision 1 | Park Falls | 108 | Layoff | 2019-09-16 |
| Flambeau River Papers | Park Falls | 108 | 2019-09-16 | |
| Richter Foods-Burlington Inc | Burlington | 70 | Closure | 2019-09-03 |
| Richter Foods-Burlington Inc | Burlington | 70 | 2019-09-03 | |
| Transform KM LLC | Racine | 47 | Closure | 2019-09-09 |
| Transform KM LLC | Racine | 47 | 2019-09-09 | |
| Nestle USA Inc | Medford | 32 | 2019-09-06 | |
| Nestle | Appleton | 32 | 2019-09-06 | |
| Nestle USA Inc | Delavan | 31 | Closure | 2019-09-06 |
| Nestle | Sussex | 31 | 2019-09-06 |
The largest notice was filed by Flambeau River Papers - Revision 1 at its Park Falls facility, reporting 108 affected workers. Flambeau River Papers followed with 108 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The trends suggest a mixed picture for Wisconsin's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Manufacturing 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.
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