The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services received five Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notices in August.
It covers a combined 868 workers, according to a review of state filing data.
The notices involved employers in Cincinnati, Hamilton, West Chester, Upper Sandusky and Walbridge.
The filings show that most of the affected…
The true scope of early 2026 layoffs
Recent WARN filings indicate significant workforce adjustments across Ohio. However, the timeline of these cuts is often blurred in aggregated reporting.
While March 2026 saw steady filings impacting nearly 900 workers—including closures at Lourdes University (387 workers) and logistics providers like GXO Logistics and GEODIS LLC—the broader impact…


