Kentucky Layoffs — April 2021
Employers in Kentucky filed 2 WARN Act notices in April 2021, impacting roughly 123 workers — representing a pullback from March and down 97% versus April 2020. The average filing covered 62 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kentucky this month. A total of 123 workers were affected across 2 notices.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County - Louisville | 1 | 67 |
| Jefferson | 1 | 56 |
Jefferson County - Louisville saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 54% of all affected workers with 67 workers across 1 notices.
Layoff Type Analysis
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 67 |
| Layoff | 1 | 56 |
The high proportion of closures (54% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Kentucky's labor market.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Forum At Brookside | 67 | Closure | ||
| PULAU | 56 | Layoff |
The single largest action involved The Forum At Brookside at its Kentucky facility, reporting 67 affected workers. PULAU followed with 56 workers.
Trend & Outlook
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Kentucky, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
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.