Employers in Kansas submitted 12 WARN Act notices in October 1998, putting at risk an estimated 356 workers. The average filing covered 30 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 2 | 70 |
The Transportation sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 70 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Neosho | 1 | 187 |
| Sedgwick | 1 | 70 |
| Butler | 2 | 63 |
| Reno | 1 | 36 |
| Miami | 1 | 0 |
Neosho saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 53% of all affected workers with 187 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Chanute | 1 | 187 |
| Wichita | 1 | 70 |
| El Dorado | 1 | 63 |
| Hutchinson | 1 | 36 |
| Osawatomie | 1 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 6 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Garment Company | Chanute | 187 | 1998-10-19 | |
| Shoney's Distribution Center | Wichita | 70 | 1998-10-21 | |
| IRE International | El Dorado | 63 | 1998-10-30 | |
| Invalco Inc | Hutchinson | 36 | 1998-10-30 | |
| Thomas and Betts | N/A | Layoff | 1998-10-06 | |
| Thomas and Betts | Osawatomie | N/A | 1998-10-06 | |
| TriStar | N/A | Layoff | 1998-10-15 | |
| TriStar | Augusta | N/A | 1998-10-15 | |
| National Garment Company | N/A | Layoff | 1998-10-19 | |
| Shoney's Distribution Center | N/A | Layoff | 1998-10-21 | |
| Invalco Inc | N/A | Layoff | 1998-10-30 | |
| IRE International | N/A | Layoff | 1998-10-30 |
Topping the list was National Garment Company at its Chanute facility, reporting 187 affected workers. Shoney's Distribution Center followed with 70 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Kansas. 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 Kansas WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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