Employers in Kansas filed 14 WARN Act notices in November 2008, impacting roughly 1,408 workers — representing a notable rise over October and up 272% versus November 2007. The average filing covered 101 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 1,408 workers were affected across 14 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 2 | 487 |
| Shawnee | 1 | 425 |
| Doniphan | 1 | 185 |
| Johnson | 1 | 121 |
| Neosho | 1 | 100 |
Sedgwick bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 35% of all affected workers with 487 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita | 2 | 487 |
| Topeka | 1 | 425 |
| Elwood | 1 | 185 |
| Leawood | 1 | 121 |
| Chanute | 1 | 100 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 7 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawker Beechcraft | Wichita | 450 | 2008-11-03 | |
| Payless Shoesource | Topeka | 425 | 2008-11-11 | |
| Snorkel | Elwood | 185 | 2008-11-04 | |
| BlueCross BlueShield of Kansas City | Leawood | 121 | 2008-11-07 | |
| Nu Wa Industries, Inc | Chanute | 100 | 2008-11-06 | |
| ABX Air, Inc | Kansas City | 90 | 2008-11-14 | |
| Boeing | Wichita | 37 | 2008-11-24 | |
| Hawker Beechcraft | N/A | Layoff | 2008-11-03 | |
| Snorkel | N/A | Layoff | 2008-11-04 | |
| Nu Wa Industries, Inc | N/A | Layoff | 2008-11-06 | |
| BlueCross BlueShield of Kansas City | N/A | Layoff | 2008-11-07 | |
| Payless Shoesource | N/A | Layoff | 2008-11-11 | |
| ABX Air, Inc | N/A | Layoff | 2008-11-14 | |
| Boeing | N/A | Layoff | 2008-11-24 |
The single largest action involved Hawker Beechcraft at its Wichita facility, reporting 450 affected workers. Payless Shoesource followed with 425 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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.
Get weekly layoff reports in your inbox
Free weekly digest of WARN Act filings and analysis.
