Employers in Kansas logged 16 WARN Act notices in October 2003, involving roughly 595 workers — climbing above September and down 44% versus October 2002. The average filing covered 37 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | 4 | 396 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 22 |
The Agriculture sector dominated layoff filings with 396 workers across 4 notices. Meanwhile, Healthcare reported 22 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | 2 | 396 |
| Sedgwick | 5 | 177 |
Montgomery saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 67% of all affected workers with 396 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Coffeyville | 2 | 396 |
| Wichita | 5 | 177 |
| Eagan | 1 | 22 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 8 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmland | Coffeyville | 298 | 2003-10-17 | |
| Farmland | Coffeyville | 98 | 2003-10-16 | |
| Avery Dennison | Wichita | 80 | 2003-10-23 | |
| Boeing | Wichita | 76 | 2003-10-24 | |
| Sodexho Health Care Services | Eagan | 22 | 2003-10-27 | |
| Tweco | Wichita | 11 | 2003-10-19 | |
| Boeing | Wichita | 9 | 2003-10-10 | |
| Tweco | Wichita | 1 | 2003-10-13 | |
| Boeing | N/A | Layoff | 2003-10-10 | |
| Tweco | N/A | Layoff | 2003-10-13 | |
| Farmland | N/A | Layoff | 2003-10-16 | |
| Farmland | N/A | Layoff | 2003-10-17 | |
| Tweco | N/A | Layoff | 2003-10-19 | |
| Avery Dennison | N/A | Layoff | 2003-10-23 | |
| Boeing | N/A | Layoff | 2003-10-24 |
The biggest impact was at Farmland at its Coffeyville facility, reporting 298 affected workers. Farmland followed with 98 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to a mixed picture for Kansas's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Agriculture 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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