Employers in Kansas recorded 8 WARN Act notices in March 2002, covering approximately 924 workers — marking a sharp increase from February and up 447% versus March 2001. The average filing covered 116 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 4 | 199 |
The Manufacturing sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 199 workers across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 1 | 670 |
| Geary | 1 | 119 |
| Lyon | 1 | 80 |
| Harvey | 1 | 55 |
Sedgwick was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 73% of all affected workers with 670 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita | 1 | 670 |
| Junction City | 1 | 119 |
| Emporia | 1 | 80 |
| Newton | 1 | 55 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiegel Group Telemarketing Service Inc | Wichita | 670 | 2002-03-12 | |
| Genmar Manufacturing of Kansas, L.L.C | Junction City | 119 | 2002-03-18 | |
| Modine Mfg | Emporia | 80 | 2002-03-21 | |
| KMart | Newton | 55 | 2002-03-11 | |
| KMart | N/A | Layoff | 2002-03-11 | |
| Spiegel Group Telemarketing Service Inc | N/A | Layoff | 2002-03-12 | |
| Genmar Manufacturing of Kansas, L.L.C | N/A | Layoff | 2002-03-18 | |
| Modine Mfg | N/A | Layoff | 2002-03-21 |
Leading the list was Spiegel Group Telemarketing Service Inc at its Wichita facility, reporting 670 affected workers. Genmar Manufacturing of Kansas, L.L.C followed with 119 workers.
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 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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