Employers in Kansas filed 4 WARN Act notices in January 2006, impacting roughly 219 workers — representing a notable rise over December and up 67% versus January 2005. The average filing covered 55 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 219 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 1 | 137 |
| Sedgwick | 1 | 82 |
Johnson bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 63% of all affected workers with 137 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Overland Park | 1 | 137 |
| Wichita | 1 | 82 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall and Ilsley Company | Overland Park | 137 | 2006-01-20 | |
| The Boeing Company | Wichita | 82 | 2006-01-23 | |
| Marshall and Ilsley Company | N/A | Layoff | 2006-01-20 | |
| The Boeing Company | N/A | Layoff | 2006-01-23 |
The single largest action involved Marshall and Ilsley Company at its Overland Park facility, reporting 137 affected workers. The Boeing Company followed with 82 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores 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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