Employers in Iowa recorded 4 WARN Act notices in April 2010, covering approximately 354 workers — marking a sharp increase from March and up 59% versus April 2009. The average filing covered 88 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 354 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | 1 | 209 |
| Scott | 1 | 145 |
| Linn | 1 | 0 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
Montgomery saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 59% of all affected workers with 209 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Red Oak | 1 | 209 |
| Davenport | 1 | 145 |
| Cedar Rapids | 1 | 0 |
| Spencer | 1 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 354 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDS Global | Red Oak | 209 | Closure | 2010-04-30 |
| First Student | Davenport | 145 | Closure | 2010-04-29 |
| Terex | Cedar Rapids | N/A | 2010-04-20 | |
| Freudenberg-NOK | Spencer | N/A | 2010-04-29 |
Leading the list was CDS Global at its Red Oak facility, reporting 209 affected workers. First Student followed with 145 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Iowa labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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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