Employers in Ohio logged 16 WARN Act notices in February 2025, involving roughly 581 workers — falling below January and down 37% versus February 2024. The average filing covered 36 workers, with 5 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 2 | 237 |
| Mining & Energy | 2 | 55 |
| Education | 1 | 53 |
| Transportation | 2 | 19 |
The Wholesale Trade sector dominated layoff filings with 237 workers across 2 notices. Meanwhile, Mining & Energy reported 55 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga | 3 | 374 |
| Van Wert | 1 | 85 |
| Mahoning | 1 | 53 |
| Champaign | 1 | 50 |
| Delaware | 1 | 19 |
Cuyahoga was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 64% of all affected workers with 374 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Maple Heights | 1 | 237 |
| Van Wert | 1 | 85 |
| Westlake | 1 | 82 |
| Cleveland | 1 | 55 |
| Youngstown | 1 | 53 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 5 | 512 |
| Layoff | 2 | 69 |
The high proportion of closures (88% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Ohio's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors | Maple Heights | 237 | Closure | 2025-02-19 |
| Ohio Recovery Center | Van Wert | 85 | Closure | 2025-02-11 |
| True Value LLC | Westlake | 82 | Closure | 2025-02-07 |
| Worthington Samuel Coil Processing, LLC | Cleveland | 55 | Closure | 2025-02-27 |
| Compass Group USA dba Chartwells at Youngstown State University | Youngstown | 53 | Closure | 2025-02-28 |
| Kuehne + Nagel Inc | Urbana | 50 | Layoff | 2025-02-21 |
| American Freight | Delaware | 19 | Layoff | 2025-02-12 |
| True Value LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2025-02-07 | |
| Ohio Recovery Center | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2025-02-11 | |
| American Freight | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2025-02-12 | |
| INOAC Exterior Systems, LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2025-02-14 | |
| Big Lots Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2025-02-14 | |
| Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2025-02-19 | |
| Kuehne + Nagel Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2025-02-21 | |
| Worthington Samuel Coil Processing, LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2025-02-27 |
The biggest impact was at Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors at its Maple Heights facility, reporting 237 affected workers. Ohio Recovery Center followed with 85 workers.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Ohio, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Wholesale Trade sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Ohio. 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 Ohio WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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