Employers in Michigan logged 10 WARN Act notices in December 2022, involving roughly 948 workers — falling below November and up 339% versus December 2021. The average filing covered 95 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 5 | 177 |
The Finance & Insurance sector dominated layoff filings with 177 workers across 5 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne | 3 | 669 |
| Kalamazoo | 3 | 177 |
| Cheboygan | 2 | 102 |
Wayne saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 71% of all affected workers with 669 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Highland Park | 2 | 536 |
| Portage | 3 | 177 |
| Dearborn | 1 | 133 |
| Cheboygan | 2 | 102 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 2 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 268 |
| Layoff | 2 | 110 |
Closures accounted for 28% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faurecia | Highland Park | 268 | Closure | 2022-12-01 |
| Faurecia | Highland Park | 268 | 2022-12-01 | |
| The Dearborn Inn | Dearborn | 133 | 2022-12-01 | |
| Amerifirst Home Mortgage | Portage | 59 | 2022-12-14 | |
| Amerifirst Mortgage | Portage | 59 | Layoff | 2022-12-15 |
| Amerifirst Mortgage | Portage | 59 | 2022-12-15 | |
| Grand Lakes Tissue Company | Cheboygan | 51 | Layoff | 2022-12-22 |
| Great Lakes Tissue Company | Cheboygan | 51 | 2022-12-22 | |
| Amerifirst Home Mortgage | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2022-12-14 | |
| Amerifirst Mortgage | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2022-12-15 |
The biggest impact was at Faurecia at its Highland Park facility, reporting 268 affected workers. Faurecia followed with 268 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
This data points to a mixed picture for Michigan's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Finance & Insurance sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Michigan. 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 Michigan WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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