Employers in Iowa filed 2 WARN Act notices in December 2007, impacting roughly 242 workers — representing a notable rise over November and up 284% versus December 2006. The average filing covered 121 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 242 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Des Moines | 1 | 241 |
Des Moines was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 241 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| West Burlington | 1 | 241 |
| Dalton | 1 | 1 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 1 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE Consumer & Industrial | West Burlington | 241 | 2007-12-05 | |
| FloorServe | Dalton | 1 | Closure | 2007-12-05 |
The single largest action involved GE Consumer & Industrial at its West Burlington facility, reporting 241 affected workers. FloorServe followed with 1 workers.
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.
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