Iowa Layoffs — October 2006

Employers in Iowa filed 5 WARN Act notices in October 2006, impacting roughly 531 workers — representing a notable rise over September. The average filing covered 106 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 531 workers were affected across 5 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Jasper	1	280
Wright	1	175
Poweshiek	1	60
Montgomery	2	16

Jasper bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 53% of all affected workers with 280 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Newton	1	280
Belmond	1	175
Grinnell	1	60
Red Oak	2	16

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	3	296
Layoff	2	235

The high proportion of closures (56% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Iowa's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Maytag Corporation	Newton	280	Closure	2006-10-23
Eaton Corporation	Belmond	175	Layoff	2006-10-27
Verizon	Grinnell	60	Layoff	2006-10-16
Romech	Red Oak	8	Closure	2006-10-02
Romech	Red Oak	8	Closure	2006-10-04

The single largest action involved Maytag Corporation at its Newton facility, reporting 280 affected workers. Eaton Corporation followed with 175 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The data underscores 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.