Incomplete list of U.S. job loss announcements and shutdowns.
California: In Los Alamitos, after 35 years Ovation Flower Gallery shutting down by the end of June.
Florida: Alachua County Public Schools eliminating 1-hundred non-teacher jobs! Administrators say it’s the only way they can afford to hire more behavioral teachers, as there seems to be skyrocketing instances of behavior problems with students! ObamaCare insurance companies plan to jack up ObamaCare rates for Floridians by another 17.7% in 2017!
Idaho: In Pocatello, the Subway sandwich shop on Garrett Way is now dead and vacated.
According to the Idaho Business Review the state Department of Labor has inadvertently revealed the true reason The Gem State is welcoming ‘war’ refugees/migrants; there is an mass exodus of U.S. residents from Idaho! In fact, the number of U.S. families leaving Idaho outpace the number of refugee/migrant families being brought in. Jerome County alone lost more than 830 U.S. residents in a five years period, and realize that Idaho has an official population of about 1.5-million: “The 16 counties in eastern and southeastern Idaho have lost about 14,200 residents since 2010. Every county experienced a net loss in migration, and the businesses in those communities are finding it hard to grow. Many are considering moving out of the state, Regional Economist Chris St. Jeor said.”
Kentucky: Kentucky Community and Technical College eliminated 506 jobs, blaming it on what I call Disappearing Students Syndrome and $26-million USD in taxpayer funding cuts!
Nebraska: In Imperial, after 23 years Steve’s Video shutting down due to the owner’s health problems.
New Mexico: More proof you brick-n-mortar store owners can’t directly blame the internet/high-tech competition for your demise; California based Intel accelerating layoffs at its Rio Rancho ops, employees told local news media that the layoffs were supposed to take place two years from now, not by December of this year. Not only are hundreds of people being laid off by Xmas, but the Rio Rancho plant is being shutdown as well! Here’s what Intel said about accelerating layoffs across the world : “The majority of changes will be communicated worldwide over the next 60 days with some actions stretching into 2017, through site consolidations, a combination of voluntary and involuntary departures, reevaluation of projects, and an increased focus on efficiency in a variety of programs. We are not providing further site-specific information at this time.”
New York: NYC based National Football League (NFL) revealed that it’s being used by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to promote war. It’s the result of research launched last year by Arizona’s senators John McCain and Jeff Flake. Because of the investigation the NFL returned $724-thousand “paid patriotism” taxpayer dollars to the DoD, which McCain said “is the right thing to do.” In Hornell, France based rail road car maker Alstom laying off 25 people on Friday, due to contract changes. ObamaCare insurance companies plan to jack up ObamaCare rates for New Yorkers by another 17.3% in 2017!
North Carolina: Delta Apparel shutting down their Maiden clothing factory, 159 people jobless starting in July! The unAmerican company is moving production to Honduras.
Ohio: American Modern Insurance Group issued a WARN saying at least 68 employees would become unemployed by the end of June. It’s the result of American Modern shutting down their Amelia Financial Institutions Division.
Oklahoma: American Energy Partners shutting down by June, already 1-hundred people have been laid off! Local news reports blames this oil industry BS on the sudden death of the company’s founder.
Pennsylvania: In Allentown, Black Rose Antiques and Collectibles shutting down next week, apparently they’re moving to a new location but refuse to say when.
Tennessee: In Limestone, ‘god’ powerless to stop nursing home John M. Reed Health & Rehabilitation shutting down due to the federal government ending Medicare/Medicaid payments. The board members include members of the Church of the Brethren. In 2015 the nursing home was accused of having so called “deficiencies” that could threaten the health of patients, mainly a lack of competent employees.
Texas: Sears holdings revealed the Brownsville Kmart is shutting down by August.
Washington: Spectrum Glass shutting down their factory in Woodinville, 124 jobs lost starting in July! ObamaCare insurance companies plan to jack up ObamaCare rates for Washingtonians by another 13.5% in 2017!
Washington DC: More proof you brick-n-mortar store owners can’t directly blame the internet/high-tech competition for your demise; the software/internet security contractor hired by failed U.S. Office of Personnel Management (responsible for the data hacking theft of more than 20-million employees, including yours truly, it took OPM a year to discover that my data had been hacked and it prevented me from getting unemployment after my layoff from the USPS because they couldn’t confirm I was a government employee) is now out of business. Imperatis Corporation suddenly halted operations and laid off employees, claiming to be cash broke. To add insult to injury Imperatis demanded another $37-million taxpayer dollars to fix the problem, after already spending $67-million! News reports say Imperatis has a history of screwing-up government contracts.
18 May 2016: “Competition has increased unbelievably!”
WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification.
I found a 2010 AFL-CIO analysis (titled The Public Availability of WARN Notices: Lack of Accessibility and Disclosure…) which proves what I’ve been suspecting in my search of state WARN notices; most states are not complying with federal WARN regulations and are not publicizing or tracking mass layoffs.
Former employees who receive severance are not counted as unemployed!
Employees of religious non-profits might not qualify for unemployment assistance: “If the non-profit organization is a church, you may or may not be entitled to unemployment. It all depends upon state regulations for church employers. In many cases, churches are allowed to set their own rules regarding unemployment benefits, meaning the church can choose whether to offer benefits to former employees.”
The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) no longer issues mass layoff reports: “On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the- board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all ‘measuring green jobs’ products. This news release is the final publication of monthly mass layoff survey data.”