Kentucky Layoffs — September 2000
Employers in Kentucky submitted 8 WARN Act notices in September 2000, putting at risk an estimated 1,247 workers — up substantially from August and up 32% versus September 1999. The average filing covered 156 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 3 | 714 |
| Mining & Energy | 2 | 310 |
| Information & Technology | 2 | 175 |
| Retail | 1 | 48 |
The Manufacturing sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 714 workers across 3 notices. Separately, Mining & Energy reported 310 workers.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Boyle | 1 | 480 |
| Perry & Leslie | 1 | 200 |
| Shelby | 1 | 184 |
| Daviess | 2 | 175 |
| Floyd | 1 | 110 |
Boyle saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 38% of all affected workers with 480 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 3 | 655 |
| Hazard | 1 | 200 |
| Georgetown | 1 | 184 |
| Martin | 1 | 110 |
| Mayfield | 1 | 50 |
Layoff Type Analysis
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 655 |
| Closure | 3 | 282 |
Closures accounted for 23% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matsushita Home Appliance | Louisville | 480 | Layoff | |
| Perry County Coal | Hazard | 200 | ||
| AFL Truck & Industrial Group | Georgetown | 184 | Closure | |
| Kentucky/West Virginia Gas | Martin | 110 | ||
| WaxWorks Video Works | Louisville | 100 | Layoff | |
| WaxWorks Video Works | Louisville | 75 | Layoff | |
| United Plastics Group | Mayfield | 50 | Closure | |
| Grocery Supply Co. of Paducah | McCracken | 48 | Closure |
Topping the list was Matsushita Home Appliance at its Louisville facility, reporting 480 affected workers. Perry County Coal followed with 200 workers.
Trend & Outlook
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Kentucky labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Kentucky. 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 Kentucky WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.