Employers in Kansas posted 16 WARN Act notices in June 2009, affecting an estimated 2,142 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to May and up 1247% versus June 2008. The average filing covered 134 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 239 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 70 |
The Finance & Insurance sector saw the heaviest impact with 239 workers across 2 notices. On a related front, Healthcare reported 70 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 5 | 1,646 |
| Johnson | 2 | 426 |
| Pawnee | 1 | 70 |
Sedgwick bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 77% of all affected workers with 1,646 workers across 5 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita | 5 | 1,646 |
| Overland Park | 1 | 239 |
| Lenexa | 1 | 187 |
| Larned | 1 | 70 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 8 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna | Wichita | 850 | 2009-06-19 | |
| Cessna | Wichita | 700 | 2009-06-05 | |
| Chrysler Financial | Overland Park | 239 | 2009-06-29 | |
| InterCall | Lenexa | 187 | 2009-06-09 | |
| St. Joseph Memorial Hospital | Larned | 70 | 2009-06-15 | |
| Hawker Beechcraft | Wichita | 65 | 2009-06-22 | |
| Boeing | Wichita | 16 | 2009-06-19 | |
| Hawker Beechcraft | Wichita | 15 | 2009-06-26 | |
| Cessna | N/A | Layoff | 2009-06-05 | |
| InterCall | N/A | Layoff | 2009-06-09 | |
| St. Joseph Memorial Hospital | N/A | Layoff | 2009-06-15 | |
| Cessna | N/A | Layoff | 2009-06-19 | |
| Boeing | N/A | Layoff | 2009-06-19 | |
| Hawker Beechcraft | N/A | Layoff | 2009-06-22 | |
| Hawker Beechcraft | N/A | Layoff | 2009-06-26 |
The largest notice was filed by Cessna at its Wichita facility, reporting 850 affected workers. Cessna followed with 700 workers.
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 Finance & Insurance 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.
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