Economic Growth Region 1
IN · 7 counties · 92 WARN notices
Workforce Retraining Outcomes
- WIOA Participants
- 15,347
- PY 2024
- Employment Rate
- 66.0%
- Q2 after exit
- Median Quarterly Earnings
- $8,716
- Q2 after exit
- Training Rate
- 1.9%
- Received training services
Outcomes Over Time
| Program Year | Participants | Employment Rate | Median Qtr Earnings | Training Rate | Wage Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY2019 | 41,937 | 69.2% | $6,522 | 1.3% | -22.9% |
| PY2022 | 47 | 84.6% | $13,251 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| PY2024Q2 | 15,347 | 66.0% | $8,716 | 1.9% | -20.1% |
| PY2024Q3 | 16,623 | 65.8% | $8,858 | 1.7% | -19.5% |
PY2022 data is incomplete (31 of 55 states reported).
Earnings Before vs After
- Before Program
- $11,188
- Q3 before entry
- After Program
- $8,943
- Q2 after exit
- Change
- -20.1%
- Wage change
- Sample Size
- 5,631
- Workers with before/after wages
Participant Demographics
- Median Age
- 42
- Under 25
- 6.8%
- 25-44
- 48.9%
- 45+
- 44.3%
- Male
- 50.2%
- Female
- 49.1%
93.5% were unemployed at program entry.
Where Workers Went (Top Industries After Program)
| Industry | Workers |
|---|---|
| Administrative Services | 1,245 |
| Healthcare | 772 |
| Professional Services | 443 |
| Construction | 371 |
| Transportation | 337 |
Layoff Activity (WARN Act)
- Total WARN Notices
- 92
- All time
- Workers Affected
- 13,831
- All time
- Recent Notices
- 7
- Since 2021
- Recent Workers Affected
- 633
- Since 2021
Largest Layoffs in This Area
| Company | Workers Laid Off |
|---|---|
| U.S. Steel Corporation | 1,915 |
| ArcelorMittal | 1,891 |
| Horseshoe Hammond, LLC | 1,693 |
| Boyd Gaming | 606 |
| Meade Electric Company | 569 |
| Kmart | 483 |
| KM Plan Services | 478 |
| Saint Joseph's College | 395 |
| Ultra Foods | 313 |
| Ameristar Casino Hotel | 274 |
Recent WARN Notices
| Company | City | Workers | Layoff Date | Notice Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFI Industries | Crown Point | 78 | 2025-07-25 | 2025-05-02 |
| Lost Boys Interactive, LLC | Merrillville, Bloomington | 2 | 2024-03-15 | 2024-01-11 |
| MonoSol | Merrillville | 45 | 2023-09-25 | 2023-07-26 |
| U.S. Steel Corporation | Gary | 244 | 2023-02-26 | 2022-12-27 |
| Wittenberg Lutheran Village, Inc. | Crown Point | 71 | 2022-10-31 | 2022-08-09 |
| Triumph Hospital NW Indiana LLC DBA Kindred Hospital Northwest Indiana | Hammond | 110 | 2021-10-10 | 2021-08-10 |
| CHI Franciscan Health | Hammond | 83 | 2021-08-21 | 2021-06-17 |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc | La Porte | 150 | 2020-11-09 | 2020-09-15 |
| Regal Beloit America Inc. | Valparaiso | 63 | 2021-05-31 | 2020-09-08 |
| HMSHost | Rolling Prairie | 3 | 2020-03-20 | 2020-08-11 |
| Toll Brothers, Inc. | Knox | 35 | 2020-09-04 | 2020-07-06 |
| Ameristar Casino Hotel | East Chicago | 274 | 2020-10-15 | 2020-06-12 |
| Boyd Gaming | Michigan City | 606 | 2020-07-14 | 2020-05-22 |
| White Lodging Services Corporation | Merrillville | 83 | 2020-05-29 | 2020-05-20 |
| ArcelorMittal | East Chicago | 3 | 2020-05-08 | 2020-04-28 |
| Horseshoe Hammond, LLC | Hammond | 1,693 | 2020-03-16 | 2020-04-28 |
| KM Plant Services | Highland | 67 | 2020-04-24 | 2020-04-24 |
| ArcelorMittal | East Chicago | 877 | 2020-04-12 | 2020-04-18 |
| ArcelorMittal | East Chicago | 33 | 2020-04-12 | 2020-04-13 |
| Leggett & Platt VA | Kouts | 81 | 2020-03-26 | 2020-04-13 |
| Agrati | Valparaiso | 51 | 2020-04-13 | 2020-04-08 |
| Leggett & Platt VA | Rensselaer | 139 | 2020-04-03 | 2020-04-02 |
| Three Floyds Brewpub, LLC | Munster | 49 | 2020-03-31 | 2020-03-30 |
| Three Floyds Distilling, LLC | Munster | 8 | 2020-03-31 | 2020-03-30 |
| Direct Buy Home Products, Inc. | Merrillville | 26 | 2020-03-19 | 2020-03-18 |
| Genova Products | Rensselaer | 88 | 2020-02-10 | 2020-01-28 |
| U.S. Steel Corporation | East Chicago | 314 | 2019-11-09 | 2019-09-06 |
| U.S. Steel Corporation | East Chicago | 314 | 2019-11-09 | 2019-09-06 |
| Kmart | Griffith | 113 | 2018-12-31 | 2018-10-15 |
| Bon Ton Stores (Carson's) (additional information and notice) | Merrillville | 137 | 2018-06-05 | 2018-04-05 |
| Bon Ton Stores (Carson's)(additional information and notice) | Merrillville | 137 | 2018-06-05 | 2018-04-05 |
| White Lodging | Merrillville | 50 | 2018-04-01 | 2017-12-06 |
| Ultra Foods | Highland | 139 | 2017-09-15 | 2017-07-18 |
| White's Residential and Family Services | Wheatfield | 68 | 2017-08-31 | 2017-06-01 |
| White's Residential and Family ServicesRevised (7/27/17)Revised (10/24/17)Revised (12/14/18)Revised (2/7/19)Revised (3/22/19)Revised (11/19/19) | Wheatfield | 68 | 2017-08-31 | 2017-06-01 |
| Ultra Foods | Gary, Merrillville | 174 | 2017-06-17 | 2017-04-18 |
| Strack & Van Til | Merrillville | 81 | 2017-04-30 | 2017-03-01 |
| Saint Joseph's College | Rensselaer | 395 | 2017-04-17 | 2017-02-14 |
| CB&I Services | East Chicago | 149 | 2017-03-06 | 2017-02-09 |
| TRW Automotive U. S. LLC | Michigan City | 65 | 2017-01-15 | 2016-11-16 |
| Express Group Holdings | Michigan City | 5 | 2016-11-07 | 2016-11-09 |
| Republic Services | Morocco | 70 | 2016-12-30 | 2016-10-26 |
| Kmart | Merrillville | 99 | 2016-12-11 | 2016-09-16 |
| Stanrail | Gary | 103 | 2016-10-27 | 2016-08-26 |
| SpartanNash Company | Westville | 76 | 2016-04-11 | 2016-02-11 |
| Pall Filter Specialists, Inc. | Michigan City | 28 | 2015-11-15 | 2015-09-10 |
| Pall Filter Specialists, Inc.Revised (12/2/15) | Michigan City | 28 | 2015-11-15 | 2015-09-10 |
| Stanrail | Gary | 88 | 2015-10-31 | 2015-07-14 |
| P.T.O Services Inc. | Gary | 57 | 2015-05-31 | 2015-04-01 |
| U.S. Steel Corporation | Gary | 323 | 2015-05-27 | 2015-03-25 |
Showing 50 most recent of 92 total notices.
Counties in This Board Area
Jasper County, IN · Lake County, IN · LaPorte County, IN · Newton County, IN · Porter County, IN · Pulaski County, IN · Starke County, IN
Data Sources
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, WIOA Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL)
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