Employers in Kansas posted 19 WARN Act notices in October 2002, affecting an estimated 1,066 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to September and down 53% versus October 2001. The average filing covered 56 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 4 | 215 |
The Information & Technology sector saw the heaviest impact with 215 workers across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 6 | 689 |
| Johnson | 1 | 151 |
| Geary | 1 | 102 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 64 |
| Reno | 1 | 60 |
Sedgwick saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 65% of all affected workers with 689 workers across 6 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita | 6 | 689 |
| Shawnee Mission | 1 | 151 |
| Junction City | 1 | 102 |
| Independence | 1 | 64 |
| Hutchinson | 1 | 60 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 9 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bombardier/Learjet | Wichita | 439 | 2002-10-03 | |
| Lucent Technologies | Shawnee Mission | 151 | 2002-10-30 | |
| Bombardier/Learjet | Wichita | 106 | 2002-10-04 | |
| Provell | Junction City | 102 | 2002-10-29 | |
| Boeing | Wichita | 71 | 2002-10-07 | |
| City Publishing Company, Inc | Independence | 64 | 2002-10-03 | |
| Archer Daniels Midland Company | Hutchinson | 60 | 2002-10-18 | |
| Bombardier/Learjet | Wichita | 27 | 2002-10-23 | |
| Bombardier/Learjet | Wichita | 24 | 2002-10-23 | |
| Bombardier/Learjet | Wichita | 22 | 2002-10-10 | |
| City Publishing Company, Inc | N/A | Layoff | 2002-10-03 | |
| Bombardier/Learjet | N/A | Layoff | 2002-10-03 | |
| Bombardier/Learjet | N/A | Layoff | 2002-10-04 | |
| Boeing | N/A | Layoff | 2002-10-07 | |
| Bombardier/Learjet | N/A | Layoff | 2002-10-10 |
The largest notice was filed by Bombardier/Learjet at its Wichita facility, reporting 439 affected workers. Lucent Technologies followed with 151 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest a mixed picture for Kansas's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Information & Technology 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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