Employers in Iowa posted 2 WARN Act notices in July 2008, affecting an estimated 116 workers — reflecting a cooling compared to June. The average filing covered 58 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 116 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall | 1 | 115 |
| Polk | 1 | 1 |
Marshall was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 99% of all affected workers with 115 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Marshalltown | 1 | 115 |
| Des Moines | 1 | 1 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 115 |
| Layoff | 1 | 1 |
The high proportion of closures (99% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Iowa's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Precision Casting, LLC | Marshalltown | 115 | Closure | 2008-07-21 |
| Sun Microsystems, Inc | Des Moines | 1 | Layoff | 2008-07-09 |
The largest notice was filed by Ace Precision Casting, LLC at its Marshalltown facility, reporting 115 affected workers. Sun Microsystems, Inc followed with 1 workers.
The trends suggest 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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