Employers in Kansas recorded 6 WARN Act notices in January 2001, covering approximately 436 workers — marking a decline from December and up 158% versus January 2000. The average filing covered 73 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 436 workers were affected across 6 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 1 | 215 |
| Shawnee | 1 | 122 |
| Rooks | 1 | 99 |
Johnson bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 49% of all affected workers with 215 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lenexa | 1 | 215 |
| Topeka | 1 | 122 |
| Plainville | 1 | 99 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transamerica Finance | Lenexa | 215 | 2001-01-31 | |
| Montgomery Wards | Topeka | 122 | 2001-01-12 | |
| Classic Cable | Plainville | 99 | 2001-01-02 | |
| Classic Cable | N/A | Layoff | 2001-01-02 | |
| Montgomery Wards | N/A | Layoff | 2001-01-12 | |
| Transamerica Finance | N/A | Layoff | 2001-01-31 |
Leading the list was Transamerica Finance at its Lenexa facility, reporting 215 affected workers. Montgomery Wards followed with 122 workers.
The filings reflect a mixed picture for Kansas's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.
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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