Employers in Ohio recorded 20 WARN Act notices in March 2022, covering approximately 2,856 workers — marking a sharp increase from February and up 285% versus March 2021. The average filing covered 143 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 2 | 1,042 |
| Retail | 2 | 374 |
| Education | 2 | 310 |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 110 |
The Information & Technology sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 1,042 workers across 2 notices. At the same time, Retail reported 374 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Defiance | 1 | 521 |
| Butler | 2 | 362 |
| Cuyahoga | 4 | 285 |
| Hamilton | 2 | 257 |
Defiance felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 18% of all affected workers with 521 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Defiance | 1 | 521 |
| Defiance/Defiance | 1 | 521 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | 257 |
| Cincinnati/Hamilton | 2 | 257 |
| Cleveland | 3 | 232 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Ohio this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mammoth Tech, Inc | Defiance | 521 | 2022-03-09 | |
| Mammoth Tech, Inc | Defiance/Defiance | 521 | 2022-03-09 | |
| O'Gara Hess Eisenhardt Armoring Company, LLC | Fairfield | 207 | 2022-03-03 | |
| O'Gara Hess Eisenhardt Armoring Company, LLC | Fairfield/Butler | 207 | 2022-03-03 | |
| Walmart Store #3656 | Cincinnati | 187 | 2022-03-22 | |
| Walmart | Cincinnati/Hamilton | 187 | 2022-03-22 | |
| Chartwells Higher Education at Miami University | Oxford | 155 | 2022-03-31 | |
| Chartwells Higher Education at Miami University | Oxford/Butler | 155 | 2022-03-31 | |
| Eliza Bryant Village | Cleveland | 99 | 2022-03-10 | |
| Eliza Bryant Village | Cleveland/Cuyahoga | 99 | 2022-03-10 | |
| Kichler Lighting LLC | Cleveland | 78 | 2022-03-21 | |
| Kichler Lighting LLC | Cleveland/Cuyahoga | 78 | 2022-03-21 | |
| AbbVie Inc | Cincinnati | 70 | 2022-03-04 | |
| AbbVie | Cincinnati/Hamilton | 70 | 2022-03-04 | |
| Avalon Precision Metalsmiths | Cleveland | 55 | 2022-03-04 |
Leading the list was Mammoth Tech, Inc at its Defiance facility, reporting 521 affected workers. Mammoth Tech, Inc followed with 521 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Ohio labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Information & Technology sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Ohio. 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 Ohio WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
Get weekly layoff reports in your inbox
Free weekly digest of WARN Act filings and analysis.
