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Indiana Layoffs — April 2020

Employers in Indiana reported 40 WARN Act notices in April 2020, displacing an estimated 9,509 workers — signaling a deceleration from March. The average filing covered 238 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

40
Notices Filed
9,509
Workers Affected
238
Avg per Notice
1
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry breakdown for Indiana
IndustryNoticesWorkers
Accommodation & Food32,988
Manufacturing6632
Wholesale Trade1254
Retail1125
Mining & Energy1117

The Accommodation & Food sector topped the list of affected industries with 2,988 workers across 3 notices. Notably, Manufacturing reported 632 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Top counties by layoff notices
CountyNoticesWorkers
Lake62,553
Shelby21,609
Fountain2723
Hamilton4629
Vanderburgh1529

Lake was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 27% of all affected workers with 2,553 workers across 6 notices.

Top cities by layoff notices
CityNoticesWorkers
Shelbyville21,609
Merrillville11,448
East Chicago3913
Veedersburg1680
Indianapolis4629

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff types breakdown
TypeNoticesWorkers
Layoff1254
Closure1125

Closures accounted for 1% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Largest layoff notices
CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
OS Restaurant ServicesMerrillville1,448
Centaur Acquisition, LLC dba Indiana Grand Racing & CasinoShelbyville1,126
ArcelorMittal USA dba ArcelorMittal Indiana HarborEast Chicago877
ArcelorMittal USA, LLC dba ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor715
Master GuardVeedersburg680
Aztar Indiana Gaming Co., LLC dba Tropicana EvansvilleEvansville529
PK USAShelbyville483
Allison TransmissionIndianapolis427
Pokagon Gaming Authority dba Four Winds CasinosSouth Bend414
ZF Active Safety & Electronics USLafayette326
Kosciusko Community YMCAWarsaw300
Asbury Automotive GroupAvon254Layoff
Leggett & Platt, Inc dba L&P Springs Manufacturing, LLCRensselaer139
Hendrickson USALebanon129
Carter Fuel SystemsLogansport128

The most significant filing came from OS Restaurant Services at its Merrillville facility, reporting 1,448 affected workers. Centaur Acquisition, LLC dba Indiana Grand Racing & Casino followed with 1,126 workers.

Trend & Outlook

The numbers illustrate a mixed picture for Indiana's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Accommodation & Food 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.

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