Minnesota Layoffs — July 2021

Employers in Minnesota logged 5 WARN Act notices in July 2021, involving roughly 239 workers — falling below June and down 85% versus July 2020. The average filing covered 48 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	2	87
Accommodation & Food	1	18

The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 87 workers across 2 notices. Meanwhile, Accommodation & Food reported 18 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Benton	1	133
Houston	1	80
Anoka	2	19

Benton absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 56% of all affected workers with 133 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Sauk Rapids	1	133
Caledonia	1	80
Minneapolis	2	19
Ramsey	1	7

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	3	105

Closures accounted for 44% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Coleman 2021	Sauk Rapids	133		2021-07-30
MIken/Rawlings 2021	Caledonia	80	Closure	2021-07-01
Birchwood Cafe 2021	Minneapolis	18	Closure	2021-07-01
Hoya Optical 2021	Ramsey	7	Closure	2021-07-01
Wedge Table - Nicollet 2021	Minneapolis	1		2021-07-12

The biggest impact was at Coleman 2021 at its Sauk Rapids facility, reporting 133 affected workers. MIken/Rawlings 2021 followed with 80 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Minnesota, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Minnesota. 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 Minnesota WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.