Louisiana Layoffs — August 2022

Employers in Louisiana filed 2 WARN Act notices in August 2022, impacting roughly 187 workers and up 42% versus August 2021. The average filing covered 94 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

2
Notices Filed
187
Workers Affected
94
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Louisiana this month. A total of 187 workers were affected across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CityNoticesWorkers
Ouachita Parish1100
Multiple Locations in Ouachita Parish187

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Prime Time IncOuachita Parish1002022-08-05
Prime Time IncMultiple Locations in Ouachita Parish872022-08-05

The single largest action involved Prime Time Inc at its Ouachita Parish facility, reporting 100 affected workers. Prime Time Inc followed with 87 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The data underscores mounting pressure on the Louisiana labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Louisiana. 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 Louisiana WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.

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