Employers in Kansas reported 6 WARN Act notices in May 2004, displacing an estimated 154 workers — signaling a deceleration from April and down 74% versus May 2003. The average filing covered 26 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 154 workers were affected across 6 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cowley | 1 | 83 |
| Wyandotte | 1 | 42 |
| Sedgwick | 1 | 29 |
Cowley saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 54% of all affected workers with 83 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas City | 1 | 83 |
| Kansas City | 1 | 42 |
| Wichita | 1 | 29 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wittur, Inc | Arkansas City | 83 | 2004-05-18 | |
| The Carriage House | Kansas City | 42 | 2004-05-20 | |
| Boeing | Wichita | 29 | 2004-05-21 | |
| Wittur, Inc | N/A | Layoff | 2004-05-18 | |
| The Carriage House | N/A | Layoff | 2004-05-20 | |
| Boeing | N/A | Layoff | 2004-05-21 |
The most significant filing came from Wittur, Inc at its Arkansas City facility, reporting 83 affected workers. The Carriage House followed with 42 workers.
The numbers illustrate a easing in workforce disruptions across Kansas, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
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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