Employers in Illinois submitted 17 WARN Act notices in October 2019, putting at risk an estimated 1,136 workers — up substantially from September and down 40% versus October 2018. The average filing covered 67 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & Food | 1 | 27 |
The Accommodation & Food sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 27 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cook | 8 | 401 |
| Gallatin | 1 | 226 |
| DuPage | 3 | 145 |
| Lake | 1 | 79 |
| St. Clair | 1 | 51 |
Cook saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 35% of all affected workers with 401 workers across 8 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 6 | 245 |
| Equality | 1 | 226 |
| 22160 N. Pepper Rd. Lake Barrington | 1 | 154 |
| Des Plaines | 1 | 112 |
| Mundelein | 1 | 79 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Illinois this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peabody/Wildcat Hills Complex | Equality | 226 | 2019-10-14 | |
| CTI Industries Corporation | 22160 N. Pepper Rd. Lake Barrington | 154 | 2019-10-21 | |
| Visage Screen-Print, Inc | Des Plaines | 112 | 2019-10-02 | |
| Wyndham Vacation Ownership | Chicago | 80 | 2019-10-18 | |
| Inpax | Mundelein | 79 | 2019-10-01 | |
| Inpax | Lisle | 69 | 2019-10-01 | |
| O'Charley's | O'Fallon | 51 | 2019-10-11 | |
| Westin Chicago/River North | Chicago | 50 | 2019-10-18 | |
| John Deere | East Moline | 50 | 2019-10-28 | |
| Maurice Sporting Goods, LLC | Northbrook | 44 | 2019-10-16 | |
| Veritiv Operating Company | Itasca | 43 | 2019-10-23 | |
| Refinitiv | Oak Brook | 33 | 2019-10-11 | |
| St. Joseph Child Development Center | Chicago | 33 | 2019-10-24 | |
| Aecom | Arcade | 30 | 2019-10-15 | |
| Halo Top Creamery | Chicago | 28 | 2019-10-24 |
Topping the list was Peabody/Wildcat Hills Complex at its Equality facility, reporting 226 affected workers. CTI Industries Corporation followed with 154 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
These figures highlight a mixed picture for Illinois's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Accommodation & Food sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Illinois. 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 Illinois WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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