Kansas Layoffs — August 2003

Employers in Kansas submitted 10 WARN Act notices in August 2003, putting at risk an estimated 572 workers — up substantially from July and down 37% versus August 2002. The average filing covered 57 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 572 workers were affected across 10 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Sedgwick	3	378
Crawford	1	143
Johnson	1	51

Sedgwick was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 66% of all affected workers with 378 workers across 3 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Wichita	3	378
Pittsburg	1	143
Overland Park	1	51

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	5	0

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Cessna	Wichita	300		2003-08-29
Innovative Marketing Strategies	Pittsburg	143		2003-08-11
Boeing	Wichita	66		2003-08-22
Kemper Auto and Home	Overland Park	51		2003-08-14
Learjet, Inc	Wichita	12		2003-08-01
Learjet, Inc		N/A	Layoff	2003-08-01
Innovative Marketing Strategies		N/A	Layoff	2003-08-11
Kemper Auto and Home		N/A	Layoff	2003-08-14
Boeing		N/A	Layoff	2003-08-22
Cessna		N/A	Layoff	2003-08-29

Topping the list was Cessna at its Wichita facility, reporting 300 affected workers. Innovative Marketing Strategies followed with 143 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

These figures highlight a mixed picture for Kansas's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.

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.