Employers in Kansas logged 4 WARN Act notices in December 2001, involving roughly 272 workers — falling below November and down 70% versus December 2000. The average filing covered 68 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 62 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 62 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 1 | 210 |
| Crawford | 1 | 62 |
Sedgwick absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 77% of all affected workers with 210 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita | 1 | 210 |
| Pittsburg | 1 | 62 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Western International | Wichita | 210 | 2001-12-15 | |
| McNally Mfg | Pittsburg | 62 | 2001-12-04 | |
| McNally Mfg | N/A | Layoff | 2001-12-04 | |
| Best Western International | N/A | Layoff | 2001-12-15 |
The biggest impact was at Best Western International at its Wichita facility, reporting 210 affected workers. McNally Mfg followed with 62 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Kansas, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. 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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