Employers in Kansas submitted 20 WARN Act notices in October 2010, putting at risk an estimated 1,824 workers — up substantially from September and up 438% versus October 2009. The average filing covered 91 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 10 |
The Finance & Insurance sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 10 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 5 | 1,247 |
| Johnson | 2 | 216 |
| Saline | 1 | 150 |
| Doniphan | 1 | 121 |
| Labette | 1 | 90 |
Sedgwick saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 68% of all affected workers with 1,247 workers across 5 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita | 5 | 1,247 |
| Lenexa | 1 | 206 |
| Salina | 1 | 150 |
| Elwood | 1 | 121 |
| Parsons | 1 | 90 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 10 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna | Wichita | 700 | 2010-10-08 | |
| Hawker Beechcraft Corp | Wichita | 350 | 2010-10-22 | |
| NE Opco, Inc., dba National Envelope | Lenexa | 206 | 2010-10-04 | |
| Hawker Beechcraft | Salina | 150 | 2010-10-21 | |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | Elwood | 121 | 2010-10-28 | |
| Boeing | Wichita | 97 | 2010-10-15 | |
| Day & Zimmerman | Parsons | 90 | 2010-10-14 | |
| Hawker Beechcraft | Wichita | 50 | 2010-10-19 | |
| Hawker Beechcraft | Wichita | 50 | 2010-10-25 | |
| Principal Financial Group | Overland Park | 10 | 2010-10-22 | |
| NE Opco, Inc., dba National Envelope | N/A | Layoff | 2010-10-04 | |
| Cessna | N/A | Layoff | 2010-10-08 | |
| Day & Zimmerman | N/A | Layoff | 2010-10-14 | |
| Boeing | N/A | Layoff | 2010-10-15 | |
| Hawker Beechcraft | N/A | Layoff | 2010-10-19 |
Topping the list was Cessna at its Wichita facility, reporting 700 affected workers. Hawker Beechcraft Corp followed with 350 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Finance & Insurance sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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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