Employers in Kentucky filed 3 WARN Act notices in August 2022, impacting roughly 348 workers — representing a notable rise over July. The average filing covered 116 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 2 | 269 |
The Other sector led the way in workforce reductions with 269 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Boone | 1 | 190 |
| Greenup | 2 | 158 |
Boone was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 55% of all affected workers with 190 workers across 1 notices.
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 190 |
| Closure | 2 | 158 |
Closures accounted for 45% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eclipse Advantage LLC | 190 | Layoff | 2022-08-04 | |
| Pregis Corporation | 79 | Closure | 2022-08-12 | |
| Pregis Corporation | 79 | Closure | 2022-08-12 |
The single largest action involved Eclipse Advantage LLC at its Kentucky facility, reporting 190 affected workers. Pregis Corporation followed with 79 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Kentucky 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 Kentucky. 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 Kentucky WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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