Employers in Kansas logged 12 WARN Act notices in December 2004, involving roughly 261 workers — climbing above November and down 63% versus December 2003. The average filing covered 22 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 2 | 63 |
The Retail sector dominated layoff filings with 63 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wyandotte | 2 | 150 |
| Labette | 1 | 63 |
| Butler | 1 | 36 |
| Sedgwick | 1 | 2 |
Wyandotte absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 57% of all affected workers with 150 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 2 | 150 |
| Parsons | 1 | 63 |
| El Dorado | 1 | 36 |
| Oak Brook | 1 | 10 |
| Wichita | 1 | 2 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 6 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Alzheimer's Center of Kansas City | Kansas City | 92 | 2004-12-27 | |
| Rhodes Grocery, Inc | Parsons | 63 | 2004-12-27 | |
| CST Industries, Inc | Kansas City | 58 | 2004-12-03 | |
| Union Tank Car Co | El Dorado | 36 | 2004-12-03 | |
| Milepost Transportation | Oak Brook | 10 | 2004-12-28 | |
| Bombardier | Wichita | 2 | 2004-12-15 | |
| Union Tank Car Co | N/A | Layoff | 2004-12-03 | |
| CST Industries, Inc | N/A | Layoff | 2004-12-03 | |
| Bombardier | N/A | Layoff | 2004-12-15 | |
| Rhodes Grocery, Inc | N/A | Layoff | 2004-12-27 | |
| The Alzheimer's Center of Kansas City | N/A | Layoff | 2004-12-27 | |
| Milepost Transportation | N/A | Layoff | 2004-12-28 |
The biggest impact was at The Alzheimer's Center of Kansas City at its Kansas City facility, reporting 92 affected workers. Rhodes Grocery, Inc followed with 63 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to a mixed picture for Kansas's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Retail 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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