Kansas Layoffs — July 2001

Employers in Kansas recorded 6 WARN Act notices in July 2001, covering approximately 340 workers — marking a sharp increase from June. The average filing covered 57 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Agriculture	2	90
Information & Technology	2	70

The Agriculture sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 90 workers across 2 notices. At the same time, Information & Technology reported 70 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Franklin	1	180
Shawnee	1	90

Franklin absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 53% of all affected workers with 180 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Ottawa	1	180
Topeka	1	90
DeSoto	1	70

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	3	0

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
EFTC Midwest Facility	Ottawa	180		2001-07-02
Farmland Foods	Topeka	90		2001-07-30
Alliant Techsystems Inc	DeSoto	70		2001-07-09
EFTC Midwest Facility		N/A	Layoff	2001-07-02
Alliant Techsystems Inc		N/A	Layoff	2001-07-09
Farmland Foods		N/A	Layoff	2001-07-30

Leading the list was EFTC Midwest Facility at its Ottawa facility, reporting 180 affected workers. Farmland Foods followed with 90 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Agriculture 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.