Employers in Kansas logged 6 WARN Act notices in February 2005, involving roughly 427 workers — climbing above January and up 121% versus February 2004. The average filing covered 71 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 427 workers were affected across 6 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 3 | 427 |
Sedgwick absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 427 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita | 3 | 427 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Children's Service League | Wichita | 200 | 2005-02-22 | |
| McLane Company, Inc | Wichita | 150 | 2005-02-03 | |
| Raytheon | Wichita | 77 | 2005-02-17 | |
| McLane Company, Inc | N/A | Layoff | 2005-02-03 | |
| Raytheon | N/A | Layoff | 2005-02-17 | |
| Kansas Children's Service League | N/A | Layoff | 2005-02-22 |
The biggest impact was at Kansas Children's Service League at its Wichita facility, reporting 200 affected workers. McLane Company, Inc followed with 150 workers.
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.
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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