Employers in Kansas filed 4 WARN Act notices in September 2010, impacting roughly 69 workers — representing a notable rise over August and down 87% versus September 2009. The average filing covered 17 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 69 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Shawnee | 1 | 52 |
| Sedgwick | 1 | 17 |
Shawnee felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 75% of all affected workers with 52 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Topeka | 1 | 52 |
| Wichita | 1 | 17 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cargill | Topeka | 52 | 2010-09-30 | |
| Boeing | Wichita | 17 | 2010-09-17 | |
| Boeing | N/A | Layoff | 2010-09-17 | |
| Cargill | N/A | Layoff | 2010-09-30 |
The single largest action involved Cargill at its Topeka facility, reporting 52 affected workers. Boeing followed with 17 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
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.
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