Indiana Layoffs — May 2012

Employers in Indiana submitted 31 WARN Act notices in May 2012, putting at risk an estimated 3,422 workers — up substantially from April and up 650% versus May 2011. The average filing covered 110 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Notices Filed

3,422

Workers Affected

110

Avg per Notice

Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry breakdown for Indiana
Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	1	856
Government	1	112
Education	1	86
Transportation	1	46
Finance & Insurance	1	23

The Manufacturing sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 856 workers across 1 notice. Separately, Government reported 112 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Top counties by layoff notices
County	Notices	Workers
Hamilton	4	1,534
Bartholomew	1	237
Lake	6	195
Jackson	1	111
Monroe	2	109

Hamilton felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 45% of all affected workers with 1,534 workers across 4 notices.

Top cities by layoff notices
City	Notices	Workers
Indianapolis	3	1,308
Columbus	1	237
Fishers	1	226
Seymour	1	111
Bloomington	2	109

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff types breakdown
Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	1	856

Closures accounted for 25% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Largest layoff notices
Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Hostess Brands Amended	Indianapolis	856	Closure	2012-05-04
Hostess Brands-Revised		856		2012-05-04
Hostess Brands Notices for:2801 Lafayette Road2929 North Shadeland3806 Madison Ave5353 West 10th Street9233 East 33rd Street	Indianapolis	340		2012-05-04
Hostess Brands Notices for:3060 National Road3080 National Road930 Washington Street	Columbus	237		2012-05-04
Sony DADC US	Fishers	226		2012-05-11
Lipari Foods		175		2012-05-08
National Government Services	Indianapolis	112		2012-05-22
Exopack	Seymour	111		2012-05-02
Sunrise Publications	Bloomington	93		2012-05-15
Illinois Central School Bus	Gary	86		2012-05-30
First Transit	Hammond	46		2012-05-01
Hostess Brands Notice for Greenwood	Greenwood	29		2012-05-04
Hostess Brands Notice for South Bend	South Bend	25		2012-05-04
Hostess Brands Notice for Hobart	Hobart	23		2012-05-04
Hostess Brands Notice for Merrillville	Merrillville	23		2012-05-04

Topping the list was Hostess Brands Amended at its Indianapolis facility, reporting 856 affected workers. Hostess Brands-Revised followed with 856 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

These figures highlight 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.