Employers in Kansas reported 12 WARN Act notices in November 1998, displacing an estimated 1,965 workers — signaling an acceleration from October. The average filing covered 164 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 1,965 workers were affected across 12 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 8 | 1,868 |
| Wyandotte | 1 | 97 |
Sedgwick bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 95% of all affected workers with 1,868 workers across 8 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita | 8 | 1,868 |
| Kansas City | 1 | 97 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing Co | Wichita | 407 | 1998-11-30 | |
| Boeing Co | Wichita | 404 | 1998-11-30 | |
| Boeing Co | Wichita | 281 | 1998-11-30 | |
| Boeing Co | Wichita | 249 | 1998-11-30 | |
| Boeing Co | Wichita | 236 | 1998-11-30 | |
| Boeing Co | Wichita | 177 | 1998-11-30 | |
| Boeing Co | Wichita | 98 | 1998-11-30 | |
| Stanley-Goldblatt Tools | Kansas City | 97 | 1998-11-18 | |
| Boeing Commercial Airplane Group | Wichita | 16 | 1998-11-30 | |
| Stanley-Goldblatt Tools | N/A | Layoff | 1998-11-18 | |
| Boeing Co | N/A | Layoff | 1998-11-30 | |
| Boeing Commercial Airplane Group | N/A | Layoff | 1998-11-30 |
The most significant filing came from Boeing Co at its Wichita facility, reporting 407 affected workers. Boeing Co followed with 404 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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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