Kansas Layoffs — May 2010

Employers in Kansas reported 4 WARN Act notices in May 2010, displacing an estimated 28 workers — signaling a deceleration from April and down 96% versus May 2009. The average filing covered 7 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

4
Notices Filed
28
Workers Affected
7
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 28 workers were affected across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Sedgwick228

Sedgwick saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 28 workers across 2 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Wichita228

Layoff Type Analysis

TypeNoticesWorkers
Layoff20

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
BoeingWichita222010-05-21
Hawker BeechcraftWichita62010-05-17
Hawker BeechcraftN/ALayoff2010-05-17
BoeingN/ALayoff2010-05-21

The most significant filing came from Boeing at its Wichita facility, reporting 22 affected workers. Hawker Beechcraft followed with 6 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

The numbers illustrate a easing in workforce disruptions across Kansas, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.

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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