Employers in Kentucky logged 21 WARN Act notices in January 2020, involving roughly 4,690 workers — climbing above December and up 1754% versus January 2019. The average filing covered 223 workers, with 10 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 7 | 2,345 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 1,226 |
| Transportation | 2 | 177 |
| Education | 2 | 65 |
The Other sector dominated layoff filings with 2,345 workers across 7 notices. Meanwhile, Healthcare reported 1,226 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Boyd | 2 | 2,452 |
| Barren | 2 | 1,142 |
| Shelby | 2 | 374 |
| Jefferson County - Louisville | 1 | 177 |
| Jefferson | 1 | 177 |
Boyd bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 52% of all affected workers with 2,452 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Purchase dataset for city details | 7 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 10 | 4,206 |
| Layoff | 4 | 484 |
The high proportion of closures (90% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Kentucky's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, LLC | 1,226 | Closure | 2020-01-31 | |
| Oour Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, L.L.C | 1,226 | Closure | 2020-01-31 | |
| LSC Communications US, LLC aka RR Donnelley | 571 | Closure | 2020-01-16 | |
| LSC Communications US | 571 | Closure | 2020-01-16 | |
| Ficosa North American Corporation | 187 | Closure | 2020-01-13 | |
| Ficosa North American Corporation | 187 | Closure | 2020-01-13 | |
| First America/First Transit | 177 | Layoff | 2020-01-23 | |
| First America/First Transit | 177 | Layoff | 2020-01-23 | |
| Grant County Foods LLC | 80 | Closure | 2020-01-15 | |
| Grant County Foods LLC | 80 | Closure | 2020-01-15 | |
| Murray State University | 65 | Layoff | 2020-01-28 | |
| Murray State University | 65 | Layoff | 2020-01-28 | |
| Crosset Company LLC | 39 | Closure | 2020-01-15 | |
| Crosset Company LLC | 39 | Closure | 2020-01-15 | |
| Ficosa North America | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-01-13 |
The biggest impact was at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, LLC at its Kentucky facility, reporting 1,226 affected workers. Oour Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, L.L.C followed with 1,226 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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