Employers in Kentucky posted 20 WARN Act notices in January 2025, affecting an estimated 1,794 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to December and up 44% versus January 2024. The average filing covered 90 workers, with 16 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 10 | 897 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 107 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 57 |
The Other sector saw the heaviest impact with 897 workers across 10 notices. On a related front, Information & Technology reported 107 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County - Louisville | 4 | 456 |
| Jefferson | 4 | 456 |
| Warren | 4 | 344 |
| Madison | 4 | 290 |
| Fayette | 2 | 244 |
Jefferson County - Louisville bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 25% of all affected workers with 456 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 4 | 456 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 16 | 1,660 |
| Layoff | 4 | 134 |
The high proportion of closures (93% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Kentucky's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown-Forman Cooperage | 210 | Closure | 2025-01-22 | |
| Brown-Forman Cooperage | Louisville | 210 | Closure | 2025-01-22 |
| Federal Express Corporation | 122 | Closure | 2025-01-03 | |
| Federal Express Corporation | 122 | Closure | 2025-01-03 | |
| IV Media, LLC | 107 | Closure | 2025-01-30 | |
| IV Media, LLC | 107 | Closure | 2025-01-30 | |
| Jack Cooper Transport (Westport Road Facility) | 100 | Closure | 2025-01-14 | |
| Jack Cooper Transport | Louisville | 100 | Closure | 2025-01-14 |
| Amentum | 90 | Closure | 2025-01-27 | |
| Amentum | 90 | Closure | 2025-01-27 | |
| Jack Cooper Transport (Grade Lane Facility) | 89 | Closure | 2025-01-14 | |
| Jack Cooper Transport (Grade Lane Facility) | Louisville | 89 | Closure | 2025-01-14 |
| Bando USA Inc | 65 | Layoff | 2025-01-17 | |
| Bando USA Inc | 65 | Layoff | 2025-01-17 | |
| Diageo North America Stitzel-Weller Distillery | 57 | Closure | 2025-01-31 |
The largest notice was filed by Brown-Forman Cooperage at its Kentucky facility, reporting 210 affected workers. Brown-Forman Cooperage followed with 210 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Kentucky 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 Kentucky. 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 Kentucky WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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