Employers in Illinois posted 30 WARN Act notices in June 2024, affecting an estimated 23,281 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to May and up 52% versus June 2023. The average filing covered 776 workers, with 8 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 9 | 2,716 |
| Transportation | 4 | 2,258 |
| Utilities | 2 | 2,024 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 91 |
The Manufacturing sector saw the heaviest impact with 2,716 workers across 9 notices. On a related front, Transportation reported 2,258 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cook | 3 | 318 |
| Rock Island | 1 | 279 |
| Lake | 3 | 202 |
| DuPage | 1 | 130 |
| Adams | 1 | 61 |
Cook bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 1% of all affected workers with 318 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 N Circuit Dr | 1 | 2,024 |
| 505 E North Ave | 1 | 2,024 |
| Street | 1 | 2,024 |
| 1800 Gardner Expressway | 1 | 2,024 |
| 601 N. Skokie Highway | 1 | 2,024 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 8 | 711 |
| Layoff | 2 | 306 |
Closures accounted for 3% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cygnus Home Service LLC | 1820 N Circuit Dr | 2,024 | 2024-06-01 | |
| First Student | 505 E North Ave | 2,024 | 2024-06-01 | |
| Four Star express Delivery LLC | Street | 2,024 | 2024-06-01 | |
| GD Energy Products | 1800 Gardner Expressway | 2,024 | 2024-06-01 | |
| HN Precision | 601 N. Skokie Highway | 2,024 | 2024-06-01 | |
| Jelly Belly Candy Company | 1501 Morrow Ave | 2,024 | 2024-06-01 | |
| John Deere Harvester Works | 1100 13th Ave | 2,024 | 2024-06-01 | |
| Raymundos Food Group, LLC | 7424 S. Lockwood Ave | 2,024 | 2024-06-01 | |
| ShipBob, Inc | 5300 S Cicero Ave | 2,024 | 2024-06-01 | |
| Xellia Pharmaceutical USA LLC | 2150 E. Lake Cook Rd. Suite 1015 | 2,024 | 2024-06-01 | |
| WestRock Company | 9540 S. Dorchester Ave | 2,024 | 2024-06-01 | |
| John Deere Harvester Works | East Moline | 279 | Layoff | 2024-06-28 |
| First Student | Carol Stream | 130 | Closure | 2024-06-25 |
| Raymundos Food Group, LLC | Bedford Park | 123 | Closure | 2024-06-28 |
| Four Star Express Delivery LLC | Skokie | 104 | Closure | 2024-06-11 |
The largest notice was filed by Cygnus Home Service LLC at its 1820 N Circuit Dr facility, reporting 2,024 affected workers. First Student followed with 2,024 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Illinois labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Illinois. 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 Illinois WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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