Indiana Layoffs — October 2011
Employers in Indiana logged 9 WARN Act notices in October 2011, involving roughly 808 workers — climbing above September and up 20% versus October 2010. The average filing covered 90 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 5 | 505 |
| Retail | 1 | 64 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 55 |
| Accommodation & Food | 1 | 8 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 505 workers across 5 notices. Meanwhile, Retail reported 64 workers.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Dearborn | 1 | 176 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 163 |
| Saint Joseph | 2 | 152 |
| La Porte | 2 | 136 |
| Allen | 2 | 126 |
Dearborn felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 22% of all affected workers with 176 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrenceburg | 1 | 176 |
| Indianapolis | 1 | 163 |
| South Bend | 2 | 152 |
| La Porte | 1 | 128 |
| New Haven | 1 | 73 |
Layoff Type Analysis
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Indiana this month.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrenceburg Distillers Indiana | Lawrenceburg | 176 | ||
| Ford Motor Company | Indianapolis | 163 | ||
| Graphic Packaging International | La Porte | 128 | ||
| Fortis Plastics | South Bend | 88 | ||
| International Bedding | New Haven | 73 | ||
| Musician's Friend | South Bend | 64 | ||
| Vantiv | Evansville | 55 | ||
| TEREX | Fort Wayne | 53 | ||
| Arby's Restaurant | Westville | 8 |
The biggest impact was at Lawrenceburg Distillers Indiana at its Lawrenceburg facility, reporting 176 affected workers. Ford Motor Company followed with 163 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.