Iowa Layoffs — June 2008

Employers in Iowa recorded 4 WARN Act notices in June 2008, covering approximately 604 workers — marking a sharp increase from May and up 20033% versus June 2007. The average filing covered 151 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 604 workers were affected across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Floyd	1	270
Allamakee	1	207
Marshall	1	79
Franklin	1	48

Floyd absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 45% of all affected workers with 270 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Charles City	1	270
Waukon	1	207
Marshalltown	1	79
Hampton	1	48

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	3	525
Layoff	1	79

The high proportion of closures (87% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Iowa's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Winnebago Industries	Charles City	270	Closure	2008-06-02
Northern Engraving	Waukon	207	Closure	2008-06-09
Lennox Industries, Inc	Marshalltown	79	Layoff	2008-06-13
AGC Flat Glass North America	Hampton	48	Closure	2008-06-27

Leading the list was Winnebago Industries at its Charles City facility, reporting 270 affected workers. Northern Engraving followed with 207 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The filings reflect 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.