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Louisiana Layoffs — December 2007

Employers in Louisiana submitted 5 WARN Act notices in December 2007, putting at risk an estimated 1,061 workers. The average filing covered 212 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

5
Notices Filed
1,061
Workers Affected
212
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry breakdown for Louisiana
IndustryNoticesWorkers
Wholesale Trade1751
Information & Technology1159
Retail166
Manufacturing162
Healthcare123

The Wholesale Trade sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 751 workers across 1 notice. Separately, Information & Technology reported 159 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Top counties by layoff notices
CountyNoticesWorkers
Jefferson2910
Caddo285
Calcasieu166

Jefferson felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 86% of all affected workers with 910 workers across 2 notices.

Top cities by layoff notices
CityNoticesWorkers
New Orleans2910
Shreveport285
Lake Charles166

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Largest layoff notices
CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Ideal MerchandisingNew Orleans751
FloorServeNew Orleans159
Macy'sLake Charles66
WinCup HoldingsShreveport62
Pinnacle Business SolutionsShreveport23

Topping the list was Ideal Merchandising at its New Orleans facility, reporting 751 affected workers. FloorServe followed with 159 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Louisiana labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Wholesale Trade sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

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

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