Michigan Layoffs — January 2023

Employers in Michigan reported 22 WARN Act notices in January 2023, displacing an estimated 1,253 workers — signaling an acceleration from December and up 334% versus January 2022. The average filing covered 57 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

22
Notices Filed
1,253
Workers Affected
57
Avg per Notice
2
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Michigan this month. A total of 1,253 workers were affected across 22 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Wayne3650
Oakland1161
Lenawee1149
Macomb1130
Gratiot182

Wayne felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 52% of all affected workers with 650 workers across 3 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Detroit1516
Farmington1161
Adrian1149
Dearborn1133
Warren1130

Layoff Type Analysis

TypeNoticesWorkers
Layoff6962
Closure2291

Closures accounted for 23% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Prospect Airport Services IncDetroit516Layoff2023-01-06
Concentrix CorporationFarmington161Closure2023-01-23
Inteva Products, IncAdrian149Layoff2023-01-13
The Dearborn InnDearborn133Layoff2023-01-03
Proper Group Holdings LLCWarren130Closure2023-01-06
Clover Imaging LLCIthaca82Layoff2023-01-12
Marshall Excelsior Co. IncMarshall81Layoff2023-01-30
Monitronics International IncBelleville1Layoff2023-01-13
ConcentrixPurchase dataset for city detailsN/A2023-01-03
Proper Group Holdings LLCPurchase dataset for city detailsN/A2023-01-06
Prospect Airport Services IncPurchase dataset for city detailsN/A2023-01-06
ConcentrixPurchase dataset for city detailsN/A2023-01-06
Proper Group Holdings, LLC (Proper Tooling)Purchase dataset for city detailsN/A2023-01-06
Clover Imaging Group, LLCPurchase dataset for city detailsN/A2023-01-11
Clover Imaging LLCPurchase dataset for city detailsN/A2023-01-12

The most significant filing came from Prospect Airport Services Inc at its Detroit facility, reporting 516 affected workers. Concentrix Corporation followed with 161 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Michigan labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.

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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