North Dakota Layoffs — February 2017
Employers in North Dakota logged 2 WARN Act notices in February 2017, involving roughly 491 workers and up 573% versus February 2016. The average filing covered 246 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
Industry classification was not available for filings in North Dakota this month. A total of 491 workers were affected across 2 notices.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Mercer | 1 | 387 |
Mercer was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 79% of all affected workers with 387 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Beulah | 1 | 387 |
Layoff Type Analysis
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in North Dakota this month.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rust Contractors | Beulah | 387 | ||
| Vanity | 104 |
The biggest impact was at Rust Contractors at its Beulah facility, reporting 387 affected workers. Vanity followed with 104 workers.
Trend & Outlook
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the North Dakota labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by North Dakota. 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 North Dakota WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.