Kansas Layoffs — January 2009

Employers in Kansas filed 10 WARN Act notices in January 2009, impacting roughly 3,122 workers — representing a notable rise over December and up 59% versus January 2008. The average filing covered 312 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 3,122 workers were affected across 10 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Sedgwick	4	3,042
Johnson	1	80

Sedgwick bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 97% of all affected workers with 3,042 workers across 4 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Wichita	4	3,042
Lenexa	1	80

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	5	0

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Cessna	Wichita	2,800		2009-01-29
Accenture	Wichita	160		2009-01-28
Labat Anderson Incorporated	Lenexa	80		2009-01-30
Unilever Food Solutions	Wichita	60		2009-01-22
Boeing	Wichita	22		2009-01-19
Boeing		N/A	Layoff	2009-01-19
Unilever Food Solutions		N/A	Layoff	2009-01-22
Accenture		N/A	Layoff	2009-01-28
Cessna		N/A	Layoff	2009-01-29
Labat Anderson Incorporated		N/A	Layoff	2009-01-30

The single largest action involved Cessna at its Wichita facility, reporting 2,800 affected workers. Accenture followed with 160 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

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.