Employers in Kansas filed 2 WARN Act notices in March 2004, impacting roughly 116 workers — representing a pullback from February and down 89% versus March 2003. The average filing covered 58 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 2 | 116 |
The Transportation sector led the way in workforce reductions with 116 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Shawnee | 1 | 116 |
Shawnee was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 116 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Topeka | 1 | 116 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laidlaw Transit, Inc | Topeka | 116 | 2004-03-29 | |
| Laidlaw Transit, Inc | N/A | Layoff | 2004-03-29 |
The single largest action involved Laidlaw Transit, Inc at its Topeka facility, reporting 116 affected workers. Laidlaw Transit, Inc followed with 0 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Kansas, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Transportation 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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