Employers in Kansas filed 6 WARN Act notices in September 2004, impacting roughly 95 workers — representing a pullback from August and up 38% versus September 2003. The average filing covered 16 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Mining & Energy | 2 | 12 |
The Mining & Energy sector led the way in workforce reductions with 12 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Saline | 1 | 75 |
| Johnson | 1 | 12 |
| Sedgwick | 1 | 8 |
Saline felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 79% of all affected workers with 75 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Salina | 1 | 75 |
| Lenexa | 1 | 12 |
| Wichita | 1 | 8 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raytheon | Salina | 75 | 2004-09-20 | |
| Pegasus | Lenexa | 12 | 2004-09-15 | |
| Bombardier | Wichita | 8 | 2004-09-13 | |
| Bombardier | N/A | Layoff | 2004-09-13 | |
| Pegasus | N/A | Layoff | 2004-09-15 | |
| Raytheon | N/A | Layoff | 2004-09-20 |
The single largest action involved Raytheon at its Salina facility, reporting 75 affected workers. Pegasus followed with 12 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The data underscores a mixed picture for Kansas's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Mining & Energy 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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