Montana Layoffs — April 2025

Employers in Montana logged 5 WARN Act notices in April 2025, involving roughly 490 workers — climbing above March. The average filing covered 98 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Retail	1	104
Other	1	29

The Retail sector dominated layoff filings with 104 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Other reported 29 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Ravalli/Pondera/Hill	1	164
Ravalli, Pondera, Hill	1	104
Multiple	1	29

Ravalli/Pondera/Hill saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 33% of all affected workers with 164 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Ravalli/Pondera/Hill	1	164
Multiple	1	29

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Montana this month.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Gary & Leo's Fresh Foods		164		2025-04-03
Gary & Leo's Fresh Foods	Ravalli/Pondera/Hill	164		2025-04-03
Gary & Leo's Fresh Foods		104		2025-04-03
Accelerate360 Distrubution		29		2025-04-25
Accelerate360 Distrubution	Multiple	29		2025-04-25

The biggest impact was at Gary & Leo's Fresh Foods at its Montana facility, reporting 164 affected workers. Gary & Leo's Fresh Foods followed with 164 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

This data points to mounting pressure on the Montana labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Retail sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Montana. 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 Montana WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.