Employers in Kansas logged 10 WARN Act notices in October 2009, involving roughly 339 workers — falling below September and up 65% versus October 2008. The average filing covered 34 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 339 workers were affected across 10 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 4 | 210 |
| Shawnee | 1 | 129 |
Sedgwick saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 62% of all affected workers with 210 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita | 4 | 210 |
| Topeka | 1 | 129 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 5 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximus | Topeka | 129 | 2009-10-15 | |
| Boeing | Wichita | 85 | 2009-10-30 | |
| Cessna | Wichita | 60 | 2009-10-09 | |
| Hawker Beechcraft | Wichita | 55 | 2009-10-20 | |
| Hawker Beechcraft | Wichita | 10 | 2009-10-22 | |
| Cessna | N/A | Layoff | 2009-10-09 | |
| Maximus | N/A | Layoff | 2009-10-15 | |
| Hawker Beechcraft | N/A | Layoff | 2009-10-20 | |
| Hawker Beechcraft | N/A | Layoff | 2009-10-22 | |
| Boeing | N/A | Layoff | 2009-10-30 |
The biggest impact was at Maximus at its Topeka facility, reporting 129 affected workers. Boeing followed with 85 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
This data points to 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.
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