Employers in Kansas recorded 14 WARN Act notices in January 2004, covering approximately 1,262 workers — marking a sharp increase from December and up 4% versus January 2003. The average filing covered 90 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 2 | 790 |
The Information & Technology sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 790 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Shawnee | 1 | 790 |
| Ellis | 1 | 260 |
| Rooks | 1 | 202 |
| Sedgwick | 4 | 10 |
Shawnee bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 63% of all affected workers with 790 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Topeka | 1 | 790 |
| Hays | 1 | 260 |
| Plainville | 1 | 202 |
| Wichita | 4 | 10 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 7 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TeleTech | Topeka | 790 | 2004-01-27 | |
| Sykes | Hays | 260 | 2004-01-20 | |
| Schult Homes | Plainville | 202 | 2004-01-30 | |
| Tweco | Wichita | 5 | 2004-01-06 | |
| Bombardier | Wichita | 3 | 2004-01-07 | |
| Tweco | Wichita | 1 | 2004-01-13 | |
| Tweco | Wichita | 1 | 2004-01-19 | |
| Tweco | N/A | Layoff | 2004-01-06 | |
| Bombardier | N/A | Layoff | 2004-01-07 | |
| Tweco | N/A | Layoff | 2004-01-13 | |
| Tweco | N/A | Layoff | 2004-01-19 | |
| Sykes | N/A | Layoff | 2004-01-20 | |
| TeleTech | N/A | Layoff | 2004-01-27 | |
| Schult Homes | N/A | Layoff | 2004-01-30 |
Leading the list was TeleTech at its Topeka facility, reporting 790 affected workers. Sykes followed with 260 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. 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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