Employers in Kansas submitted 6 WARN Act notices in August 2006, putting at risk an estimated 720 workers and up 85% versus August 2005. The average filing covered 120 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 720 workers were affected across 6 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 2 | 390 |
| Reno | 1 | 212 |
| Sedgwick | 1 | 118 |
Johnson was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 54% of all affected workers with 390 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lenexa | 2 | 390 |
| Hutchinson | 1 | 212 |
| Wichita | 1 | 118 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| InkCycle | Lenexa | 390 | 2006-08-24 | |
| Eaton Corporation | Hutchinson | 212 | 2006-08-28 | |
| The Boeing Company | Wichita | 118 | 2006-08-21 | |
| The Boeing Company | N/A | Layoff | 2006-08-21 | |
| InkCycle | Lenexa | N/A | Layoff | 2006-08-24 |
| Eaton Corporation | N/A | Layoff | 2006-08-28 |
Topping the list was InkCycle at its Lenexa facility, reporting 390 affected workers. Eaton Corporation followed with 212 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight 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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