Kansas Layoffs — November 2002

Employers in Kansas filed 10 WARN Act notices in November 2002, impacting roughly 63 workers — representing a pullback from October and down 84% versus November 2001. The average filing covered 6 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Information & Technology	2	2

The Information & Technology sector led the way in workforce reductions with 2 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Sedgwick	4	61
Johnson	1	2

Sedgwick bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 97% of all affected workers with 61 workers across 4 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Wichita	4	61
Shawnee Mission	1	2

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	5	0

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Bombardier/Learjet	Wichita	27		2002-11-05
Bombardier/Learjet	Wichita	16		2002-11-22
Bombardier/Learjet	Wichita	9		2002-11-12
The Boeing Company	Wichita	9		2002-11-25
Lucent Technologies	Shawnee Mission	2		2002-11-18
Bombardier/Learjet		N/A	Layoff	2002-11-05
Bombardier/Learjet		N/A	Layoff	2002-11-12
Lucent Technologies		N/A	Layoff	2002-11-18
Bombardier/Learjet		N/A	Layoff	2002-11-22
The Boeing Company		N/A	Layoff	2002-11-25

The single largest action involved Bombardier/Learjet at its Wichita facility, reporting 27 affected workers. Bombardier/Learjet followed with 16 workers.

Trend & Outlook

The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Kansas, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. 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.