Kansas Layoffs — July 2009

Employers in Kansas filed 12 WARN Act notices in July 2009, impacting roughly 449 workers — representing a pullback from June and up 39% versus July 2008. The average filing covered 37 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 449 workers were affected across 12 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Sedgwick	3	249
Doniphan	1	70
Johnson	1	68
Shawnee	1	62

Sedgwick absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 55% of all affected workers with 249 workers across 3 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Wichita	3	249
Elwood	1	70
Olathe	1	68
Topeka	1	62

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	6	0

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Hawker Beechcraft Corp	Wichita	155		2009-07-31
Snorkel	Elwood	70		2009-07-22
Sprint	Olathe	68		2009-07-30
Ritz Camera Centers, Inc	Topeka	62		2009-07-24
Boeing	Wichita	53		2009-07-17
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc	Wichita	41		2009-07-30
Boeing		N/A	Layoff	2009-07-17
Snorkel		N/A	Layoff	2009-07-22
Ritz Camera Centers, Inc		N/A	Layoff	2009-07-24
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc		N/A	Layoff	2009-07-30
Sprint		N/A	Layoff	2009-07-30
Hawker Beechcraft Corp		N/A	Layoff	2009-07-31

The single largest action involved Hawker Beechcraft Corp at its Wichita facility, reporting 155 affected workers. Snorkel followed with 70 workers.

Trend & Outlook

The data underscores a mixed picture for Kansas's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.

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.