Kansas Layoffs — January 1999

Employers in Kansas reported 11 WARN Act notices in January 1999, displacing an estimated 595 workers. The average filing covered 54 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	2	59

The Manufacturing sector topped the list of affected industries with 59 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Douglas	1	275
Johnson	3	190
Geary	1	63

Douglas bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 46% of all affected workers with 275 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Lawrence	1	275
Lenexa	2	124
Atchinson	1	67
Overland Park	1	66
Junction City	1	63

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	5	0

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Sallie Mae	Lawrence	275		1999-01-28
Continental Grain Co	Atchinson	67		1999-01-12
Continental Grain Co	Overland Park	66		1999-01-12
Wolferman's	Lenexa	65		1999-01-18
Wards	Junction City	63		1999-01-22
Levitz Furniture	Lenexa	59		1999-01-12
Continental Grain Co		N/A	Layoff	1999-01-12
Levitz Furniture		N/A	Layoff	1999-01-12
Wolferman's		N/A	Layoff	1999-01-18
Wards		N/A	Layoff	1999-01-22
Sallie Mae		N/A	Layoff	1999-01-28

The most significant filing came from Sallie Mae at its Lawrence facility, reporting 275 affected workers. Continental Grain Co followed with 67 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing 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.