Ohio Layoffs — July 2011

Employers in Ohio logged 5 WARN Act notices in July 2011, involving roughly 1,592 workers — climbing above June and up 220% versus July 2010. The average filing covered 318 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

The Healthcare sector dominated layoff filings with 700 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Transportation reported 691 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Statewide bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 44% of all affected workers with 700 workers across 1 notices.

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

The biggest impact was at Oacaa & Opae at its Columbus facility, reporting 700 affected workers. BAX Global followed with 652 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

This data points to mounting pressure on the Ohio labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare 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.