Employers in Kentucky logged 24 WARN Act notices in November 2019, involving roughly 2,160 workers — climbing above October and up 658% versus November 2018. The average filing covered 90 workers, with 6 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 8 | 720 |
| Agriculture | 2 | 76 |
The Other sector dominated layoff filings with 720 workers across 8 notices. Meanwhile, Agriculture reported 76 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Grayson | 2 | 558 |
| Christian | 2 | 342 |
| Carter | 1 | 279 |
| Shelby | 2 | 200 |
| Bell | 2 | 194 |
Grayson bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 26% of all affected workers with 558 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Grayson | 1 | 279 |
| Christian | 1 | 171 |
| Shelby | 1 | 100 |
| Bell | 1 | 97 |
| Harlan | 2 | 43 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 6 | 1,100 |
| Layoff | 10 | 340 |
The high proportion of closures (51% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Kentucky's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Transmission Development MTD Products Inc | 279 | Closure | 2019-11-19 | |
| MTD Products Inc | 279 | Closure | 2019-11-19 | |
| Modern Transmission Development MTD Products Inc | Grayson | 279 | 2019-11-19 | |
| Ebonite International, Inc | 171 | Closure | 2019-11-15 | |
| Ebonite International, Inc | 171 | Closure | 2019-11-15 | |
| Ebonite International, Inc | Christian | 171 | 2019-11-15 | |
| Bekaert Corporation | 100 | Closure | 2019-11-12 | |
| Bekaert Corporation | 100 | Closure | 2019-11-12 | |
| Bekaert Corporation | Shelby | 100 | 2019-11-12 | |
| Balkan area Mines and Facilities | 97 | Layoff | 2019-11-04 | |
| Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc Balkan area Mines and Facilities | 97 | Layoff | 2019-11-04 | |
| Balkan area Mines and Facilities | Bell | 97 | 2019-11-04 | |
| Bailey's Creek, Cranks Creek & Day Branch Mines | 38 | Layoff | 2019-11-04 | |
| Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc Bailey's Creek, Cranks Creek & Day Branch Mines | 38 | Layoff | 2019-11-04 | |
| Bailey's Creek, Cranks Creek & Day Branch Mines | Harlan | 38 | 2019-11-04 |
The biggest impact was at Modern Transmission Development MTD Products Inc at its Kentucky facility, reporting 279 affected workers. MTD Products Inc followed with 279 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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