Employers in Iowa reported 2 WARN Act notices in December 2006, displacing an estimated 63 workers — signaling an acceleration from November. The average filing covered 32 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 63 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Woodbury | 1 | 56 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 7 |
Woodbury was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 89% of all affected workers with 56 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sioux City | 1 | 56 |
| Red Oak | 1 | 7 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 56 |
| Closure | 1 | 7 |
Closures accounted for 11% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Younkers | Sioux City | 56 | Layoff | 2006-12-28 |
| Romech | Red Oak | 7 | Closure | 2006-12-12 |
The most significant filing came from Younkers at its Sioux City facility, reporting 56 affected workers. Romech followed with 7 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate 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.
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