Iowa Layoffs — August 2006

Employers in Iowa recorded 5 WARN Act notices in August 2006, covering approximately 336 workers — marking a decline from July and up 123% versus August 2005. The average filing covered 67 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 336 workers were affected across 5 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Dubuque	1	137
Lee	1	91
Appanoose	1	57
Dallas	1	46
Bremer	1	5

Dubuque felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 41% of all affected workers with 137 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Dubuque	1	137
Fort Madison	1	91
Centerville	1	57
Adel	1	46
Waverly	1	5

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	3	285
Layoff	2	51

The high proportion of closures (85% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Iowa's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Regency Iowa, Inc	Dubuque	137	Closure	2006-08-24
Gleason Corporation	Fort Madison	91	Closure	2006-08-18
Rubbermaid	Centerville	57	Closure	2006-08-15
United Brick & Tile	Adel	46	Layoff	2006-08-03
CUNA Mutual Group	Waverly	5	Layoff	2006-08-29

Leading the list was Regency Iowa, Inc at its Dubuque facility, reporting 137 affected workers. Gleason Corporation followed with 91 workers.

Trend & Outlook

The filings reflect 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.