Employers in Wisconsin posted 9 WARN Act notices in March 2022, affecting an estimated 1,160 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to February and up 172% versus March 2021. The average filing covered 129 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 3 | 361 |
| Other | 3 | 339 |
The Manufacturing sector saw the heaviest impact with 361 workers across 3 notices. On a related front, Other reported 339 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Brown | 2 | 372 |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 362 |
| Waukesha | 2 | 180 |
| Fond Du Lac | 1 | 93 |
| Fond du Lac | 1 | 93 |
Brown felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 32% of all affected workers with 372 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay | 2 | 372 |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 362 |
| Ripon | 2 | 186 |
| New Berlin | 2 | 180 |
| Appleton | 1 | 60 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 4 | 550 |
| Layoff | 1 | 60 |
Closures accounted for 47% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Pacific Consumer Operations, LLC | Green Bay | 186 | Closure | 2022-03-17 |
| Georgia Pacific Consumer Operations, LLC | Green Bay | 186 | 2022-03-17 | |
| Gannett | Milwaukee | 181 | Closure | 2022-03-15 |
| Gannett | Milwaukee | 181 | 2022-03-15 | |
| The J.M. Smucker Company | Ripon | 93 | Closure | 2022-03-08 |
| The J.M. Smucker Company | Ripon | 93 | 2022-03-08 | |
| Collins Aerospace | New Berlin | 90 | Closure | 2022-03-25 |
| Collins Aerospace | New Berlin | 90 | 2022-03-25 | |
| Waupaca Elevator Co Inc | Appleton | 60 | Layoff | 2022-03-02 |
The largest notice was filed by Georgia Pacific Consumer Operations, LLC at its Green Bay facility, reporting 186 affected workers. Georgia Pacific Consumer Operations, LLC followed with 186 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Wisconsin labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. 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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