Employers in Indiana filed 16 WARN Act notices in October 2020, impacting roughly 3,858 workers — representing a notable rise over September and up 1686% versus October 2019. The average filing covered 241 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 7 | 1,574 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 883 |
| Transportation | 1 | 633 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 250 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 62 |
| Professional Services | 1 | 53 |
The Other sector led the way in workforce reductions with 1,574 workers across 7 notices. In a parallel development, Healthcare reported 883 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Hendricks | 4 | 1,000 |
| St Joseph | 2 | 542 |
| Steuben | 4 | 230 |
| Hamilton | 3 | 187 |
Hendricks saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 26% of all affected workers with 1,000 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| EvansvilleIndianapolis | 2 | 1,266 |
| Plainfield | 4 | 1,000 |
| Evansville, Indianapolis | 1 | 633 |
| South Bend | 2 | 542 |
| Indianapolis | 3 | 187 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 4 | 998 |
| Layoff | 2 | 326 |
Closures accounted for 26% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monarch Beverage Co., EF Transit, Inc. &Monarch Beverage Co., EF Transit, Inc. & Monarch Medical Center, LLC | EvansvilleIndianapolis | 633 | 2020-10-05 | |
| Monarch Beverage Co., EF Transit, Inc. & Monarch Beverage Co., EF Transit, Inc. & Monarch Medical Center, LLC | Evansville, Indianapolis | 633 | Closure | 2020-10-05 |
| Monarch Beverage Co., EF Transit, Inc. &Monarch Beverage Co., EF Transit, Inc. & | EvansvilleIndianapolis | 633 | 2020-10-05 | |
| Tenneco (formerly Federal Mogul) | South Bend | 271 | Layoff | 2020-10-21 |
| Tenneco | South Bend | 271 | 2020-10-21 | |
| Signature HealthCARE of Bluffton | Plainfield | 250 | Closure | 2020-10-30 |
| Bell Techlogix | Plainfield | 250 | 2020-10-30 | |
| Bell Techlogix | Plainfield | 250 | 2020-10-30 | |
| Signature HealthCARE of Bluffton | Plainfield | 250 | 2020-10-30 | |
| Aramark | Indianapolis | 66 | 2020-10-16 | |
| Aramark | Indianapolis | 66 | 2020-10-16 | |
| Metaldyne BSM LLC - AAM Fremont Manufacturing Facility | Fremont | 62 | Closure | 2020-10-23 |
| Metaldyne BSM LLC - AAM Fremont Manufacturing Facility | Fremont | 62 | 2020-10-23 | |
| Aramark | Indianapolis | 55 | Layoff | 2020-10-16 |
| AAA Sales & Engineering Inc | Angola | 53 | Closure | 2020-10-08 |
The single largest action involved Monarch Beverage Co., EF Transit, Inc. &Monarch Beverage Co., EF Transit, Inc. & Monarch Medical Center, LLC at its EvansvilleIndianapolis facility, reporting 633 affected workers. Monarch Beverage Co., EF Transit, Inc. & Monarch Beverage Co., EF Transit, Inc. & Monarch Medical Center, LLC followed with 633 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The data underscores 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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