Employers in Kansas posted 2 WARN Act notices in December 2006, affecting an estimated 110 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to November and down 23% versus December 2005. The average filing covered 55 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 2 | 110 |
The Wholesale Trade sector saw the heaviest impact with 110 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 1 | 110 |
Johnson absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 110 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Leawood | 1 | 110 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sky Distributors | Leawood | 110 | 2006-12-11 | |
| Big Sky Distributors | N/A | Layoff | 2006-12-11 |
The largest notice was filed by Big Sky Distributors at its Leawood facility, reporting 110 affected workers. Big Sky Distributors followed with 0 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest a mixed picture for Kansas's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Wholesale Trade 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.
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