Employers in Kansas posted 4 WARN Act notices in June 2006, affecting an estimated 243 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to May and up 76% versus June 2005. The average filing covered 61 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 243 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Leavenworth | 1 | 0 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 0 |
Leavenworth bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 0% of all affected workers with 0 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Portland | 1 | 181 |
| Tucker | 1 | 62 |
| Leavenworth | 1 | 0 |
| Coffeyville | 1 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blount International Inc | Portland | 181 | 2006-06-29 | |
| Sears, Roebuck and Company | Tucker | 62 | 2006-06-15 | |
| Sears, Roebuck and Company | Leavenworth | N/A | Layoff | 2006-06-15 |
| Blount International Inc | Coffeyville | N/A | Layoff | 2006-06-29 |
The largest notice was filed by Blount International Inc at its Portland facility, reporting 181 affected workers. Sears, Roebuck and Company followed with 62 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.
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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