Kentucky Layoffs — January 2025
Employers in Kentucky logged 10 WARN Act notices in January 2025, involving roughly 897 workers — climbing above December and up 44% versus January 2024. The average filing covered 90 workers, with 8 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 3 | 407 |
| Transportation | 3 | 311 |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 122 |
| Professional Services | 1 | 55 |
The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 407 workers across 3 notices. Meanwhile, Transportation reported 311 workers.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County - Louisville | 3 | 356 |
| Warren | 2 | 172 |
| Madison | 2 | 145 |
| Fayette | 1 | 122 |
| Jefferson | 2 | 102 |
Jefferson County - Louisville absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 40% of all affected workers with 356 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 10 | 897 |
Layoff Type Analysis
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 8 | 830 |
| Layoff | 2 | 67 |
The high proportion of closures (93% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Kentucky's labor market.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown-Forman Cooperage | Louisville | 210 | Closure | |
| FedEx | Louisville | 122 | Closure | |
| IV Media | Louisville | 107 | Closure | |
| Jack Cooper Transport | Louisville | 100 | Closure | |
| Amentum | Louisville | 90 | Closure | |
| Jack Cooper Transport (Grade Lane Facility) | Louisville | 89 | Closure | |
| Bando USA | Louisville | 65 | Layoff | |
| Diageo North America Stitzel-Weller Distillery | Louisville | 57 | Closure | |
| Parsons | Louisville | 55 | Closure | |
| Get Insured | Louisville | 2 | Layoff |
The biggest impact was at Brown-Forman Cooperage at its Louisville facility, reporting 210 affected workers. FedEx followed with 122 workers.
Trend & Outlook
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Kentucky labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Information & Technology sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Kentucky. 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 Kentucky WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.