Montana Layoffs — August 2023
Employers in Montana logged 2 WARN Act notices in August 2023, involving roughly 159 workers. The average filing covered 80 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
Industry classification was not available for filings in Montana this month. A total of 159 workers were affected across 2 notices.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Missoula CTY | 1 | 93 |
| Billings/Yellowstone | 1 | 66 |
Missoula CTY was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 58% of all affected workers with 93 workers across 1 notices.
Layoff Type Analysis
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Montana this month.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ION Nutritional Labs | 93 | |||
| Charter Communications | 66 |
The biggest impact was at ION Nutritional Labs at its Montana facility, reporting 93 affected workers. Charter Communications followed with 66 workers.
Trend & Outlook
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Montana labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Montana. 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 Montana WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.