Indiana Layoffs — November 2008
Employers in Indiana logged 16 WARN Act notices in November 2008, involving roughly 4,119 workers — climbing above October. The average filing covered 257 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 4 | 456 |
| Retail | 1 | 80 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 456 workers across 4 notices. Meanwhile, Retail reported 80 workers.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Huntington | 2 | 246 |
| Lagrange | 1 | 244 |
| Floyd | 1 | 164 |
| Hamilton | 2 | 163 |
| Cass | 1 | 147 |
Huntington saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 6% of all affected workers with 246 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Topeka | 1 | 244 |
| Huntington | 1 | 186 |
| New Albany | 1 | 164 |
| Logansport | 1 | 147 |
| Bristol | 1 | 143 |
Layoff Type Analysis
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 65 |
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArcelorMittal USA | 2,444 | |||
| Starcraft RV | Topeka | 244 | ||
| Meridian Automotive | Huntington | 186 | ||
| Accent Marketing | New Albany | 164 | ||
| Modine Manufacturing | Logansport | 147 | ||
| Kinro | Bristol | 143 | ||
| MI Windows and Doors | Lebanon | 133 | ||
| Fleetwood | Crawfordsville | 109 | ||
| Bluegreen | Indianapolis | 92 | ||
| Fruedenburg-NOK | Scottsburg | 85 | ||
| Target Store | 80 | |||
| Thomson | Carmel | 71 | ||
| Knauf Insulation | Shelbyville | 65 | Layoff | |
| Palladium-Item | Richmond | 60 | ||
| Central Manufacturing | Parker City | 58 |
The biggest impact was at ArcelorMittal USA at its Indiana facility, reporting 2,444 affected workers. Starcraft RV followed with 244 workers.
Trend & Outlook
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Indiana 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 Indiana. 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 Indiana WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.