Employers in Louisiana filed 5 WARN Act notices in April 2023, impacting roughly 126 workers — representing a pullback from March and down 37% versus April 2022. The average filing covered 25 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 3 | 73 |
The Manufacturing sector led the way in workforce reductions with 73 workers across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| East Baton Rouge | 5 | 126 |
East Baton Rouge saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 126 workers across 5 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge | 5 | 126 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Louisiana this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMETEK/Orion Instruments | Baton Rouge | 44 | 2023-04-10 | |
| Ametek | Baton Rouge | 44 | 2023-04-10 | |
| AMETEK/Orion Instruments | Baton Rouge | 20 | 2023-04-10 | |
| AMETEK/Orion Instruments | Baton Rouge | 9 | 2023-04-10 | |
| Ametek | Baton Rouge | 9 | 2023-04-10 |
The single largest action involved AMETEK/Orion Instruments at its Baton Rouge facility, reporting 44 affected workers. Ametek followed with 44 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Louisiana, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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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