Employers in Kansas submitted 8 WARN Act notices in June 2002, putting at risk an estimated 792 workers — up substantially from May and up 296% versus June 2001. The average filing covered 99 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 575 |
| Transportation | 2 | 10 |
The Finance & Insurance sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 575 workers across 2 notices. Separately, Transportation reported 10 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 2 | 656 |
| Johnson | 1 | 126 |
| Wyandotte | 1 | 10 |
Sedgwick bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 83% of all affected workers with 656 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita | 2 | 656 |
| Leawood | 1 | 126 |
| Kansas City | 1 | 10 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of America | Wichita | 575 | 2002-06-13 | |
| Padgett Thompson Seminar Division | Leawood | 126 | 2002-06-25 | |
| The Boeing Company | Wichita | 81 | 2002-06-24 | |
| Penske Logistics, Inc | Kansas City | 10 | 2002-06-25 | |
| Bank of America | N/A | Layoff | 2002-06-13 | |
| The Boeing Company | N/A | Layoff | 2002-06-24 | |
| Padgett Thompson Seminar Division | N/A | Layoff | 2002-06-25 | |
| Penske Logistics, Inc | N/A | Layoff | 2002-06-25 |
Topping the list was Bank of America at its Wichita facility, reporting 575 affected workers. Padgett Thompson Seminar Division followed with 126 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Finance & Insurance 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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