Kansas Layoffs — March 2001

Employers in Kansas filed 6 WARN Act notices in March 2001, impacting roughly 169 workers. The average filing covered 28 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	2	65

The Manufacturing sector led the way in workforce reductions with 65 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Mcpherson	1	69
Reno	1	65
Saline	1	35

Mcpherson was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 41% of all affected workers with 69 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
McPherson	1	69
Hutchinson	1	65
Salina	1	35

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	3	0

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
ASF-Keystone, Inc	McPherson	69		2001-03-16
IFH Deluxe Tank Manufacturing Co	Hutchinson	65		2001-03-09
Alltell Communications , Inc	Salina	35		2001-03-05
Alltell Communications , Inc		N/A	Layoff	2001-03-05
IFH Deluxe Tank Manufacturing Co		N/A	Layoff	2001-03-09
ASF-Keystone, Inc		N/A	Layoff	2001-03-16

The single largest action involved ASF-Keystone, Inc at its McPherson facility, reporting 69 affected workers. IFH Deluxe Tank Manufacturing Co followed with 65 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The data underscores 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.