Employers in Iowa filed 2 WARN Act notices in August 2005, impacting roughly 151 workers — representing a pullback from July. The average filing covered 76 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 151 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Scott | 1 | 151 |
| Polk | 1 | 0 |
Scott felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 151 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Davenport | 1 | 151 |
| Des Moines | 1 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 151 |
The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Iowa's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate Brands Corporation | Davenport | 151 | Closure | 2005-08-30 |
| Mahle Tennex North America | Des Moines | N/A | 2005-08-26 |
The single largest action involved Interstate Brands Corporation at its Davenport facility, reporting 151 affected workers. Mahle Tennex North America followed with 0 workers.
The data underscores a mixed picture for Iowa's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Iowa. 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 Iowa WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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