Kansas Layoffs — October 2006

Employers in Kansas logged 6 WARN Act notices in October 2006, involving roughly 322 workers — falling below September and down 27% versus October 2005. The average filing covered 54 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	2	82

The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 82 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Mcpherson	2	120
Johnson	1	82

Mcpherson saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 37% of all affected workers with 120 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Valley Forge	1	120
McPherson	2	120
Lenexa	1	82

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	3	0

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
CertainTeed	Valley Forge	120		2006-10-31
CertainTeed Corporation	McPherson	120		2006-10-31
Arrow Electronics	Lenexa	82		2006-10-12
Arrow Electronics		N/A	Layoff	2006-10-12
CertainTeed	McPherson	N/A	Layoff	2006-10-31
CertainTeed Corporation		N/A	Layoff	2006-10-31

The biggest impact was at CertainTeed at its Valley Forge facility, reporting 120 affected workers. CertainTeed Corporation followed with 120 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Kansas, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

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.