Kansas Layoffs — October 2008

Employers in Kansas posted 6 WARN Act notices in October 2008, affecting an estimated 206 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to September and up 122% versus October 2007. The average filing covered 34 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Transportation	2	104

The Transportation sector saw the heaviest impact with 104 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Sedgwick	1	104
Labette	1	58
Douglas	1	44

Sedgwick saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 50% of all affected workers with 104 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Wichita	1	104
Parsons	1	58
Lawrence	1	44

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	3	0

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
APL Logistics	Wichita	104		2008-10-08
CDG Management, LLC	Parsons	58		2008-10-08
Progress Rail Services	Lawrence	44		2008-10-14
CDG Management, LLC		N/A	Layoff	2008-10-08
APL Logistics		N/A	Layoff	2008-10-08
Progress Rail Services		N/A	Layoff	2008-10-14

The largest notice was filed by APL Logistics at its Wichita facility, reporting 104 affected workers. CDG Management, LLC followed with 58 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

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.