Kansas Layoffs — June 2004

Employers in Kansas logged 8 WARN Act notices in June 2004, involving roughly 789 workers — climbing above May and up 456% versus June 2003. The average filing covered 99 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Finance & Insurance	2	123

The Finance & Insurance sector dominated layoff filings with 123 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Sedgwick	3	666
Johnson	1	123

Sedgwick bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 84% of all affected workers with 666 workers across 3 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Wichita	3	666
Overland Park	1	123

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	4	0

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Mci	Wichita	566		2004-06-25
Principal Residential Mortgage, Inc	Overland Park	123		2004-06-30
Boeing	Wichita	84		2004-06-18
Bombardier	Wichita	16		2004-06-29
Boeing		N/A	Layoff	2004-06-18
Mci		N/A	Layoff	2004-06-25
Bombardier		N/A	Layoff	2004-06-29
Principal Residential Mortgage, Inc		N/A	Layoff	2004-06-30

The biggest impact was at Mci at its Wichita facility, reporting 566 affected workers. Principal Residential Mortgage, Inc followed with 123 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

This data points to mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Finance & Insurance 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.