Employers in Ohio logged 10 WARN Act notices in August 2025, involving roughly 584 workers — falling below July and down 83% versus August 2024. The average filing covered 58 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 2 | 314 |
The Transportation sector dominated layoff filings with 314 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | 1 | 157 |
| Hamilton | 2 | 57 |
| Allen | 1 | 56 |
| Franklin | 1 | 50 |
Montgomery felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 27% of all affected workers with 157 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Vandalia | 1 | 157 |
| Vandalia/Montgomery | 1 | 157 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | 56 |
| Lima | 1 | 56 |
| Lima/Allen | 1 | 56 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 4 | 264 |
| Layoff | 1 | 56 |
Closures accounted for 45% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA Airlines | Vandalia | 157 | Closure | 2025-08-29 |
| PSA Airlines | Vandalia/Montgomery | 157 | 2025-08-29 | |
| First Student | Cincinnati | 56 | Layoff | 2025-08-15 |
| FedEx Supply Chain, Inc | Lima | 56 | Closure | 2025-08-28 |
| FedEx | Lima/Allen | 56 | 2025-08-28 | |
| JBT Marel, Prime Equipment Group | Columbus | 50 | Closure | 2025-08-27 |
| JBT, Marel | Columbus/Franklin | 50 | 2025-08-27 | |
| Fellers, LLC | Sharonville | 1 | Closure | 2025-08-27 |
| Fellers, LLC | Sharonville/Hamilton | 1 | 2025-08-27 | |
| First Student | Cincinnati/Hamilton | N/A | 2025-08-18 |
The biggest impact was at PSA Airlines at its Vandalia facility, reporting 157 affected workers. PSA Airlines followed with 157 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Ohio, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Transportation 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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