Employers in Iowa filed 2 WARN Act notices in October 2009, impacting roughly 130 workers — representing a pullback from September and up 2% versus October 2008. The average filing covered 65 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 130 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 67 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 63 |
Clay bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 52% of all affected workers with 67 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Spencer | 1 | 67 |
| Webster City | 1 | 63 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 130 |
The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Iowa's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freudenberg-NOK | Spencer | 67 | Closure | 2009-10-14 |
| Electrolux | Webster City | 63 | Closure | 2009-10-28 |
The single largest action involved Freudenberg-NOK at its Spencer facility, reporting 67 affected workers. Electrolux followed with 63 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The data underscores 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.
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