Employers in Michigan posted 28 WARN Act notices in February 2025, affecting an estimated 1,569 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to January and up 151% versus February 2024. The average filing covered 56 workers, with 6 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 3 | 424 |
| Wholesale Trade | 3 | 255 |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 153 |
The Finance & Insurance sector saw the heaviest impact with 424 workers across 3 notices. On a related front, Wholesale Trade reported 255 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 3 | 576 |
| Wayne | 1 | 255 |
| Oakland, Macomb | 1 | 188 |
| Saginaw | 1 | 159 |
| Kalamazoo | 1 | 153 |
Oakland saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 37% of all affected workers with 576 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Troy | 1 | 424 |
| Detroit | 1 | 255 |
| Hazel Park, Warren | 1 | 188 |
| Chesaning | 1 | 159 |
| Kalamazoo | 1 | 153 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 6 | 812 |
| Layoff | 4 | 757 |
The high proportion of closures (52% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Michigan's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flagstar Bank, N.A | Troy | 424 | Layoff | 2025-02-21 |
| Sherwood Food Distributors, LLC; Harvest Meat Company Inc.; and Western Boxed Meat Inc | Detroit | 255 | Layoff | 2025-02-18 |
| Akasol, Inc | Hazel Park, Warren | 188 | Closure | 2025-02-11 |
| Lippert Components, Inc | Chesaning | 159 | Closure | 2025-02-03 |
| Evergreen Packaging LLC | Kalamazoo | 153 | Closure | 2025-02-04 |
| Jack Cooper LLC | Dimondale | 119 | Closure | 2025-02-10 |
| Jack Cooper | Flint | 101 | Closure | 2025-02-10 |
| LNW Gaming, Inc | Farmington Hills | 92 | Closure | 2025-02-25 |
| McCann | Birmingham | 60 | Layoff | 2025-02-04 |
| Vibracoustic USA Inc | Sandusky | 18 | Layoff | 2025-02-11 |
| Lippert Components, Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2025-02-03 | |
| McCann | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2025-02-04 | |
| Universal McCann Worldwide Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2025-02-04 | |
| Lippert Components, Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2025-02-06 | |
| Pactiv Evergreen Services Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2025-02-06 |
The largest notice was filed by Flagstar Bank, N.A at its Troy facility, reporting 424 affected workers. Sherwood Food Distributors, LLC; Harvest Meat Company Inc.; and Western Boxed Meat Inc followed with 255 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Michigan labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. 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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