Montana Layoffs — August 2021

Employers in Montana logged 2 WARN Act notices in August 2021, involving roughly 198 workers. The average filing covered 99 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

2
Notices Filed
198
Workers Affected
99
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

IndustryNoticesWorkers
Other199

The Other sector dominated layoff filings with 99 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Mineral199

Mineral felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 50% of all affected workers with 99 workers across 1 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Mineral199

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Montana this month.

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Idaho Forest Group992021-08-30
Idaho Forest GroupMineral992021-08-30

The biggest impact was at Idaho Forest Group at its Montana facility, reporting 99 affected workers. Idaho Forest Group followed with 99 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

This data points to mounting pressure on the Montana 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 Montana. 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 Montana WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.

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