Employers in Wisconsin posted 13 WARN Act notices in September 2022, affecting an estimated 787 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to August and up 108% versus September 2021. The average filing covered 61 workers, with 6 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 6 | 356 |
| Agriculture | 1 | 118 |
The Other sector saw the heaviest impact with 356 workers across 6 notices. On a related front, Agriculture reported 118 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Dane | 4 | 280 |
| Marathon, Portage | 2 | 236 |
| Milwaukee | 4 | 130 |
| Rock | 1 | 75 |
| Kenosha | 2 | 66 |
Dane saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 36% of all affected workers with 280 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Madison | 4 | 280 |
| Athens, Plover | 2 | 236 |
| Milwaukee | 4 | 130 |
| Beloit | 1 | 75 |
| Kenosha | 2 | 66 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 6 | 356 |
Closures accounted for 45% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foremost Farms USA | Athens, Plover | 118 | Closure | 2022-09-23 |
| Foremost Farms USA | Athens, Plover | 118 | 2022-09-23 | |
| Therma-Stor, LLC | Madison | 93 | Closure | 2022-09-21 |
| Therma-Stor, LLC | Madison | 93 | 2022-09-21 | |
| Tru Aseptics, LLC | Beloit | 75 | 2022-09-30 | |
| Biomat USA, Inc | Madison | 47 | Closure | 2022-09-08 |
| Biomat USA, Inc | Madison | 47 | 2022-09-08 | |
| Biomat USA, Inc | Milwaukee | 34 | Closure | 2022-09-08 |
| Biomat USA, Inc | Milwaukee | 34 | 2022-09-08 | |
| Biomat USA, Inc | Kenosha | 33 | Closure | 2022-09-08 |
| Biomat USA, Inc | Kenosha | 33 | 2022-09-08 | |
| Biomat USA, Inc | Milwaukee | 31 | Closure | 2022-09-08 |
| Biomat USA, Inc | Milwaukee | 31 | 2022-09-08 |
The largest notice was filed by Foremost Farms USA at its Athens, Plover facility, reporting 118 affected workers. Foremost Farms USA followed with 118 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 Other 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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