Employers in Kansas posted 4 WARN Act notices in April 1999, affecting an estimated 349 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to March. The average filing covered 87 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 275 |
The Manufacturing sector saw the heaviest impact with 275 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wyandotte | 1 | 275 |
| Johnson | 1 | 74 |
Wyandotte felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 79% of all affected workers with 275 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 1 | 275 |
| Overland Park | 1 | 74 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAI Automotive | Kansas City | 275 | 1999-04-27 | |
| Equifax | Overland Park | 74 | 1999-04-01 | |
| Equifax | N/A | Layoff | 1999-04-01 | |
| SAI Automotive | N/A | Layoff | 1999-04-27 |
The largest notice was filed by SAI Automotive at its Kansas City facility, reporting 275 affected workers. Equifax followed with 74 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest 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.
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