Employers in Iowa logged 2 WARN Act notices in March 2007, involving roughly 22 workers and down 76% versus March 2006. The average filing covered 11 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 22 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | 2 | 22 |
Montgomery felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 22 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Red Oak | 2 | 22 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 22 |
The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Iowa's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romech | Red Oak | 19 | Closure | 2007-03-22 |
| Romech | Red Oak | 3 | Closure | 2007-03-28 |
The biggest impact was at Romech at its Red Oak facility, reporting 19 affected workers. Romech followed with 3 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to a mixed picture for Iowa's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.
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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