Employers in Iowa logged 7 WARN Act notices in January 2006, involving roughly 1,033 workers. The average filing covered 148 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 1,033 workers were affected across 7 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Buchanan | 1 | 300 |
| Black Hawk | 1 | 292 |
| Polk | 2 | 190 |
| Henry | 1 | 149 |
| Fayette | 1 | 90 |
Buchanan absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 29% of all affected workers with 300 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Independence | 1 | 300 |
| Waterloo | 1 | 292 |
| Des Moines | 2 | 190 |
| Mt. Pleasant | 1 | 149 |
| Oelwein | 1 | 90 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 4 | 772 |
| Layoff | 3 | 261 |
The high proportion of closures (75% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Iowa's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Deli, Inc | Independence | 300 | Closure | 2006-01-13 |
| APAC Customer Services, Inc | Waterloo | 292 | Closure | 2006-01-09 |
| Jacobson Companies | Mt. Pleasant | 149 | Layoff | 2006-01-03 |
| PPG Industries, Inc | Des Moines | 100 | Layoff | 2006-01-09 |
| Tyson Deli, Inc | Oelwein | 90 | Closure | 2006-01-13 |
| Norwood Promotional Products | Des Moines | 90 | Closure | 2006-01-16 |
| CUNA Mutual Group | Waverly | 12 | Layoff | 2006-01-30 |
The biggest impact was at Tyson Deli, Inc at its Independence facility, reporting 300 affected workers. APAC Customer Services, Inc followed with 292 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Iowa labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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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