Employers in Michigan logged 17 WARN Act notices in December 2019, involving roughly 2,762 workers — climbing above November and up 28% versus December 2018. The average filing covered 162 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 3 | 2,572 |
| Transportation | 3 | 0 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 2,572 workers across 3 notices. Meanwhile, Transportation reported 0 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne | 6 | 2,688 |
| Oakland | 2 | 74 |
Wayne saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 97% of all affected workers with 2,688 workers across 6 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Ecorse | 2 | 2,572 |
| Detroit | 4 | 116 |
| Troy | 2 | 74 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 9 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 1,344 |
| Layoff | 3 | 37 |
Closures accounted for 49% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Steel Corporation | Ecorse | 1,286 | Closure | 2019-12-23 |
| U.S. Steel Corporation | Ecorse | 1,286 | 2019-12-23 | |
| Focus Hope Companies, Inc | Detroit | 58 | Closure | 2019-12-16 |
| Focus Hope Companies, Inc | Detroit | 58 | 2019-12-16 | |
| Motus One (ESI) | Troy | 37 | Layoff | 2019-12-26 |
| Motus One (ESI) | Troy | 37 | 2019-12-26 | |
| General Motors Detroit Hamtramck Assembly | Detroit | N/A | Layoff | 2019-12-03 |
| General Motors | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-12-03 | |
| Logistics Insight Corp | Detroit | N/A | Layoff | 2019-12-09 |
| Logistics Insight Corp | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-12-09 | |
| Logistics Insight Corp | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-12-09 | |
| Aptim Services, LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-12-12 | |
| Focus Hope Companies, Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-12-16 | |
| Motus One | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-12-20 | |
| Hemisphere Design Works | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-12-29 |
The biggest impact was at U.S. Steel Corporation at its Ecorse facility, reporting 1,286 affected workers. U.S. Steel Corporation followed with 1,286 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Michigan 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 Michigan. 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 Michigan WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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