Iowa Layoffs — February 2009

Employers in Iowa recorded 7 WARN Act notices in February 2009, covering approximately 474 workers — marking a decline from January and up 52% versus February 2008. The average filing covered 68 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 474 workers were affected across 7 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Fayette	1	125
Hardin	2	109
Polk	2	99
Linn	1	76
Henry	1	65

Fayette was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 26% of all affected workers with 125 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
West Union	1	125
Iowa Falls	2	109
Des Moines	1	99
Marion	1	76
Mt. Pleasant	1	65

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	3	300
Layoff	2	174

The high proportion of closures (63% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Iowa's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Atwood Mobile Products, LLC	West Union	125	Closure	2009-02-17
CMC Joist & Deck	Iowa Falls	109	Layoff	2009-02-10
Anderson Services, LLC	Des Moines	99	Closure	2009-02-24
Frank N. Magid Associates, Inc	Marion	76	Closure	2009-02-16
Pacon Corporation	Mt. Pleasant	65	Layoff	2009-02-11
CMC Joist & Deck	Iowa Falls	0		2009-02-25
Lennox	Urbandale	N/A		2009-02-27

Leading the list was Atwood Mobile Products, LLC at its West Union facility, reporting 125 affected workers. CMC Joist & Deck followed with 109 workers.

Trend & Outlook

The filings reflect 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.