Employers in Kansas logged 16 WARN Act notices in August 2002, involving roughly 908 workers — falling below July and up 268% versus August 2001. The average filing covered 57 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 2 | 53 |
The Transportation sector dominated layoff filings with 53 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wyandotte | 1 | 350 |
| Sedgwick | 3 | 232 |
| Franklin | 1 | 111 |
| Douglas | 1 | 111 |
Wyandotte was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 39% of all affected workers with 350 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 1 | 350 |
| Wichita | 3 | 232 |
| Ottawa | 1 | 111 |
| Lawrence | 1 | 111 |
| Vancouver | 1 | 53 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 8 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Baltimore Foods, Inc | Kansas City | 350 | 2002-08-09 | |
| The Boeing Company | Wichita | 137 | 2002-08-09 | |
| Suntron | Ottawa | 111 | 2002-08-07 | |
| Davol Inc | Lawrence | 111 | 2002-08-07 | |
| Southwestern Bell | Wichita | 72 | 2002-08-27 | |
| Consolidated Freightways | Vancouver | 53 | 2002-08-29 | |
| Lear Siegler Services, Inc | Ft. Riley | 51 | 2002-08-02 | |
| The Boeing Company | Wichita | 23 | 2002-08-26 | |
| Lear Siegler Services, Inc | N/A | Layoff | 2002-08-02 | |
| Davol Inc | N/A | Layoff | 2002-08-07 | |
| Suntron | N/A | Layoff | 2002-08-07 | |
| The Boeing Company | N/A | Layoff | 2002-08-09 | |
| Lady Baltimore Foods, Inc | N/A | Layoff | 2002-08-09 | |
| The Boeing Company | N/A | Layoff | 2002-08-26 | |
| Southwestern Bell | N/A | Layoff | 2002-08-27 |
The biggest impact was at Lady Baltimore Foods, Inc at its Kansas City facility, reporting 350 affected workers. The Boeing Company followed with 137 workers.
This data points to a mixed picture for Kansas's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Transportation 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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