Employers in Kansas recorded 2 WARN Act notices in September 2008, covering approximately 86 workers — marking a decline from August and down 35% versus September 2007. The average filing covered 43 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 86 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Shawnee | 1 | 86 |
Shawnee felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 86 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Topeka | 1 | 86 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YRC Worldwide's Norht American Transportation | Topeka | 86 | 2008-09-29 | |
| YRC Worldwide's Norht American Transportation | N/A | Layoff | 2008-09-29 |
Leading the list was YRC Worldwide's Norht American Transportation at its Topeka facility, reporting 86 affected workers. YRC Worldwide's Norht American Transportation followed with 0 workers.
The filings reflect a easing in workforce disruptions across Kansas, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
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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