Ohio Layoffs — January 2008

Employers in Ohio reported 13 WARN Act notices in January 2008, displacing an estimated 2,132 workers — signaling an acceleration from December and up 63% versus January 2007. The average filing covered 164 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

The Retail sector topped the list of affected industries with 877 workers across 5 notices. Notably, Transportation reported 477 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Franklin saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 24% of all affected workers with 510 workers across 2 notices.

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

The most significant filing came from American Airlines Customer Reservations Center at its Cincinnati facility, reporting 477 affected workers. Meijer (Stores #59 and #60) followed with 441 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Ohio 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 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.