Economic Growth Region 3
IN · 11 counties · 132 WARN notices
Workforce Retraining Outcomes
- WIOA Participants
- 15,073
- PY 2024
- Employment Rate
- 71.2%
- Q2 after exit
- Median Quarterly Earnings
- $8,229
- Q2 after exit
- Training Rate
- 3.6%
- Received training services
Outcomes Over Time
| Program Year | Participants | Employment Rate | Median Qtr Earnings | Training Rate | Wage Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY2019 | 32,661 | 72.3% | $6,377 | 2.7% | -18.9% |
| PY2022 | 10 | 50.0% | $4,541 | 0.0% | — |
| PY2024Q2 | 15,073 | 71.2% | $8,229 | 3.6% | -21.2% |
| PY2024Q3 | 15,398 | 71.0% | $8,152 | 3.4% | -21.4% |
PY2022 data is incomplete (31 of 55 states reported).
Earnings Before vs After
- Before Program
- $10,830
- Q3 before entry
- After Program
- $8,532
- Q2 after exit
- Change
- -21.2%
- Wage change
- Sample Size
- 6,608
- Workers with before/after wages
Participant Demographics
- Median Age
- 42
- Under 25
- 14.5%
- 25-44
- 41.4%
- 45+
- 44.1%
- Male
- 54.6%
- Female
- 45.0%
85.8% were unemployed at program entry.
Where Workers Went (Top Industries After Program)
| Industry | Workers |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2,402 |
| Administrative Services | 878 |
| Healthcare | 735 |
| Manufacturing | 428 |
| Hospitality & Food | 392 |
Layoff Activity (WARN Act)
- Total WARN Notices
- 132
- All time
- Workers Affected
- 15,575
- All time
- Recent Notices
- 25
- Since 2021
- Recent Workers Affected
- 2,557
- Since 2021
Largest Layoffs in This Area
| Company | Workers Laid Off |
|---|---|
| United Technologies Electronic Controls | 738 |
| Strick Trailers, LLC | 538 |
| Ficosa North America | 487 |
| Fort Wayne Foundry | 461 |
| Fleetwood | 443 |
| Exelis Inc. | 356 |
| Unilever | 314 |
| LSC Communications US,LLC | 307 |
| Dalton Corporation | 281 |
| Cruiser RV | 251 |
Recent WARN Notices
| Company | City | Workers | Layoff Date | Notice Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Aluminum | Huntington | 62 | 2025-12-14 | 2025-08-29 |
| Hoffmaster Group, Inc | Fort Wayne | 53 | 2025-11-07 | 2025-05-13 |
| Cruiser RV | Howe | 251 | 2025-06-20 | 2025-04-21 |
| DRV, LLC | Howe | 51 | 2025-06-20 | 2025-04-21 |
| Jack Cooper Transport Company | Roanoke | 251 | 2025-02-08 | 2025-02-08 |
| UNFI Wholesale Inc, (UNFI) Distribution Center | Fort Wayne | 157 | 2025-02-14 | 2024-11-12 |
| Strick Trailers, LLC | Monroe | 113 | 2024-08-19 | 2024-09-21 |
| Novae LLC | North Manchester | 80 | 2024-11-02 | 2024-09-05 |
| Strick Trailers, LLC | Monroe | 103 | 2025-09-01 | 2024-02-28 |
| Strick Trailers, LLC | Monroe | 148 | 2024-08-19 | 2024-02-28 |
| U.S. Xpress, Inc | Marion | 13 | 2024-02-02 | 2023-12-21 |
| Twenty Twenty Custom Molded Plastics | Bluffton | 93 | 2023-11-04 | 2023-11-02 |
| Sonoco Products Company (Sonoco TEQ) | Fremont | 63 | 2024-06-30 | 2023-10-13 |
| Sonoco Products Company (Sonoco TEQ) | Fremont | 53 | 2023-12-15 | 2023-10-13 |
| Exo-s | Howe | 56 | 2023-10-15 | 2023-10-12 |
| TRIN, Inc | Ashley | 155 | 2023-11-01 | 2023-08-22 |
| Owens Corning | Wabash | 87 | 2023-10-31 | 2023-08-18 |
| Graphic Packaging International, LLC | Auburn | 70 | 2023-08-04 | 2023-05-24 |
| Parkhurst Dining | Upland | 178 | 2023-05-21 | 2023-04-17 |
| Children’s Factory, LLC | Angola | 26 | 2023-03-17 | 2023-01-09 |
| GXO Logistics | Fort Wayne | 85 | 2023-02-28 | 2022-12-20 |
| Frontier Communications | Fort Wayne | 50 | 2022-06-30 | 2022-04-29 |
| CJ Automotive | Butler | 110 | 2022-07-01 | 2022-04-18 |
| DFA Dairy Brands Ice Cream, LLC | Decatur | 176 | 2021-12-31 | 2021-06-11 |
| Dana Light Axle Products, LLC | Albion | 73 | 2021-05-31 | 2021-01-20 |
| Avery Dennison Corporation | Fort Wayne | 154 | 2021-12-31 | 2020-12-18 |
| Allied Universal | Roanoke | 57 | 2021-02-01 | 2020-12-08 |
| SMI Division of DCX-CHOL Enterprises, INC. | Fort Wayne | 52 | 2021-01-31 | 2020-12-01 |
| Vibracoustic | Ligonier | 84 | 2021-06-30 | 2020-11-22 |
| Eaton Corporation | Auburn | 108 | 2021-05-31 | 2020-11-05 |
| Metaldyne BSM LLC - AAM Fremont Manufacturing Facility | Fremont | 62 | 2021-06-30 | 2020-10-23 |
| AAA Sales & Engineering Inc. | Angola | 53 | 2021-01-31 | 2020-10-08 |
| LSC Communications US,LLC | Kendallville | 307 | 2020-12-23 | 2020-09-01 |
| Courtyard by Marriott | Fort Wayne | 75 | 2020-07-02 | 2020-07-02 |
| Heritage Food Service Group, LLC | Fort Wayne | 86 | 2020-12-31 | 2020-07-02 |
| Strick Trailers, LLC | Monroe | 174 | 2020-07-06 | 2020-05-06 |
| American Woodmark Corporation | Gas City | 5 | 2020-05-01 | 2020-05-01 |
| Leggett & Platt VA | Kendallville | 95 | 2020-04-17 | 2020-04-14 |
| Hendrickson | Kendallville | 103 | 2020-04-13 | 2020-04-09 |
| Delphi Production, Inc,. dba Group Delphi | Roanoke | 54 | 2020-04-01 | 2020-04-02 |
| Autoform Tool & Mfg., LLC | Angola | 240 | 2020-04-03 | 2020-03-31 |
| Genova Products | Fort Wayne | 116 | 2020-02-10 | 2020-01-28 |
| Dometic Corporation | LaGrange | 197 | 2020-03-21 | 2020-01-22 |
| Nestle | Fort Wayne | 69 | 2019-10-18 | 2019-08-16 |
| Nestle | Fort Wayne | 69 | 2019-10-18 | 2019-08-16 |
| Penske Logistics | Fort Wayne | 80 | 2019-07-20 | 2019-05-18 |
| Silberline Manufacturing Co. | Decatur | 50 | 2019-07-19 | 2019-01-11 |
| Vibra Hospital of Fort Wayne, LLC | Fort Wayne | 120 | 2019-01-31 | 2018-12-18 |
| First Vehicle Services | Fort Wayne | 25 | 2018-09-28 | 2018-07-18 |
| Carlisle Fluid Technologies | Angola | 31 | 2017-12-31 | 2017-10-30 |
Showing 50 most recent of 132 total notices.
Counties in This Board Area
Adams County, IN · Allen County, IN · DeKalb County, IN · Grant County, IN · Huntington County, IN · LaGrange County, IN · Noble County, IN · Steuben County, IN · Wabash County, IN · Wells County, IN · Whitley County, IN
Data Sources
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, WIOA Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL)
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