Employers in Michigan filed 3 WARN Act notices in July 2021, impacting roughly 218 workers — representing a pullback from June and down 98% versus July 2020. The average filing covered 73 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Michigan this month. A total of 218 workers were affected across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Oceana | 2 | 140 |
| Kent | 1 | 78 |
Oceana saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 64% of all affected workers with 140 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Shelby | 2 | 140 |
| Sparta | 1 | 78 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 70 |
Closures accounted for 32% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal-Mogul Piston Rings | Sparta | 78 | 2021-07-02 | |
| Cherry Central Cooperative Inc | Shelby | 70 | Closure | 2021-07-02 |
| Cherry Central Cooperative Inc | Shelby | 70 | 2021-07-02 |
The single largest action involved Federal-Mogul Piston Rings at its Sparta facility, reporting 78 affected workers. Cherry Central Cooperative Inc followed with 70 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Michigan, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
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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