Employers in Minnesota filed 22 WARN Act notices in December 2025, impacting roughly 367 workers — representing a pullback from November and down 47% versus December 2024. The average filing covered 17 workers, with 8 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 4 | 88 |
| Professional Services | 1 | 39 |
| Transportation | 1 | 25 |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 13 |
| Healthcare | 3 | 3 |
| Accommodation & Food | 2 | 2 |
The Retail sector led the way in workforce reductions with 88 workers across 4 notices. In a parallel development, Professional Services reported 39 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Crow Wing | 1 | 19 |
| Kandiyohi | 1 | 12 |
| Dakota | 1 | 7 |
| Anoka | 5 | 5 |
| Olmsted | 1 | 3 |
Crow Wing absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 5% of all affected workers with 19 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Maple Grove | 1 | 132 |
| West St. Paul | 2 | 80 |
| Eagan | 2 | 50 |
| New Port | 1 | 39 |
| Crosby | 1 | 19 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 8 | 115 |
Closures accounted for 31% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illume Candles LLC | Maple Grove | 132 | 2025-12-01 | |
| Oxendale's Grocery | West St. Paul | 40 | Closure | 2025-12-01 |
| Oxendale's Grocery | West St. Paul | 40 | 2025-12-23 | |
| The Vollrath Company | New Port | 39 | Closure | 2025-12-04 |
| Minstar Transport | Eagan | 25 | Closure | 2025-12-01 |
| Minstar Transport | Eagan | 25 | 2025-12-05 | |
| Cuyuna Regional Med Ctr | Crosby | 19 | 2025-12-10 | |
| Brooklyn Center Liquor | Brooklyn Center | 14 | 2025-12-30 | |
| Hennen's Furniture | Willmar | 12 | 2025-12-15 | |
| Kirkland's Home | Burnsville | 7 | Closure | 2025-12-01 |
| KD Fine Jewlers | Rochester | 3 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Inbound Health | Minneapolis | 1 | 2025-12-01 | |
| Allina Faribault Medical Center | Faribault | 1 | 2025-12-01 | |
| Inbound Health | Minneapolis | 1 | Closure | 2025-12-01 |
| Schram Haus Brewery | Chaska | 1 | Closure | 2025-12-01 |
The single largest action involved Illume Candles LLC at its Maple Grove facility, reporting 132 affected workers. Oxendale's Grocery followed with 40 workers.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Minnesota, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Retail sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Minnesota. 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 Minnesota WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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