Employers in Kansas posted 10 WARN Act notices in October 2005, affecting an estimated 443 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to September and up 352% versus October 2004. The average filing covered 44 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 2 | 42 |
The Retail sector saw the heaviest impact with 42 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 1 | 250 |
| Osage | 1 | 125 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 42 |
| Sedgwick | 1 | 15 |
| Crawford | 1 | 11 |
Johnson saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 56% of all affected workers with 250 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Overland Park | 1 | 250 |
| Osage City | 1 | 125 |
| Coffeyville | 1 | 42 |
| Wichita | 1 | 15 |
| Girard | 1 | 11 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 5 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disney Shopping, Inc | Overland Park | 250 | 2005-10-27 | |
| All American Homes of Kansas | Osage City | 125 | 2005-10-26 | |
| Elmore's Grocery | Coffeyville | 42 | 2005-10-17 | |
| Raytheon Aircraft Company | Wichita | 15 | 2005-10-10 | |
| M & M Motors | Girard | 11 | 2005-10-17 | |
| Raytheon Aircraft Company | N/A | Layoff | 2005-10-10 | |
| Elmore's Grocery | N/A | Layoff | 2005-10-17 | |
| M & M Motors | N/A | Layoff | 2005-10-17 | |
| All American Homes of Kansas | N/A | Layoff | 2005-10-26 | |
| Disney Shopping, Inc | N/A | Layoff | 2005-10-27 |
The largest notice was filed by Disney Shopping, Inc at its Overland Park facility, reporting 250 affected workers. All American Homes of Kansas followed with 125 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. 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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