Kansas Layoffs — March 2005

Employers in Kansas recorded 10 WARN Act notices in March 2005, covering approximately 8,320 workers — marking a sharp increase from February and up 7072% versus March 2004. The average filing covered 832 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 8,320 workers were affected across 10 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Sedgwick	3	8,247
Wyandotte	1	72
Johnson	1	1

Sedgwick was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 99% of all affected workers with 8,247 workers across 3 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Wichita	3	8,247
Kansas City	1	72
Olathe	1	1

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	5	0

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
The Boeing Company	Wichita	8,116		2005-03-11
Consolidated Container Company	Kansas City	72		2005-03-31
The Boeing Company	Wichita	67		2005-03-25
The Boeing Company	Wichita	64		2005-03-18
Galileo International	Olathe	1		2005-03-24
The Boeing Company		N/A	Layoff	2005-03-11
The Boeing Company		N/A	Layoff	2005-03-18
Galileo International		N/A	Layoff	2005-03-24
The Boeing Company		N/A	Layoff	2005-03-25
Consolidated Container Company		N/A	Layoff	2005-03-31

Leading the list was The Boeing Company at its Wichita facility, reporting 8,116 affected workers. Consolidated Container Company followed with 72 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The filings reflect 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.