Employers in Wisconsin filed 2 WARN Act notices in August 2021, impacting roughly 124 workers — representing a pullback from July and down 94% versus August 2020. The average filing covered 62 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1 | 62 |
The Manufacturing sector led the way in workforce reductions with 62 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 2 | 124 |
Jefferson felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 124 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 2 | 124 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 62 |
Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Foods, operating as LD Foods/Keystone Foods | Jefferson | 62 | Closure | 2021-08-11 |
| Tyson Foods | Jefferson | 62 | 2021-08-11 |
The single largest action involved Tyson Foods, operating as LD Foods/Keystone Foods at its Jefferson facility, reporting 62 affected workers. Tyson Foods followed with 62 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Wisconsin, 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 Wisconsin. 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 Wisconsin WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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