Employers in Indiana logged 9 WARN Act notices in January 2020, involving roughly 726 workers and up 626% versus January 2019. The average filing covered 81 workers, with 5 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 5 | 726 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 0 |
The Other sector dominated layoff filings with 726 workers across 5 notices. Meanwhile, Manufacturing reported 0 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Clark | 1 | 257 |
| Lagrange | 1 | 197 |
| Allen | 1 | 116 |
| Jasper | 1 | 88 |
| Elkhart | 1 | 68 |
Clark bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 35% of all affected workers with 257 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffersonville | 1 | 257 |
| LaGrange | 1 | 197 |
| Fort Wayne | 1 | 116 |
| Rensselaer | 1 | 88 |
| New Paris | 1 | 68 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 5 | 726 |
The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Indiana's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-Starr Management Services, Inc | Jeffersonville | 257 | Closure | 2020-01-06 |
| Dometic Corporation | LaGrange | 197 | Closure | 2020-01-22 |
| Genova Products, Inc | Fort Wayne | 116 | Closure | 2020-01-28 |
| Genova Products, Inc | Rensselaer | 88 | Closure | 2020-01-28 |
| Merchants Metals, LLC | New Paris | 68 | Closure | 2020-01-20 |
| Tri-Starr Management Services, Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-01-06 | |
| Merchants Metals, LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-01-20 | |
| Dometic Corporation | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-01-22 | |
| Genova Products | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-01-28 |
The biggest impact was at Tri-Starr Management Services, Inc at its Jeffersonville facility, reporting 257 affected workers. Dometic Corporation followed with 197 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Indiana 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 Indiana. 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 Indiana WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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