Employers in Kansas reported 10 WARN Act notices in November 2010, displacing an estimated 935 workers — signaling a deceleration from October and up 1114% versus November 2009. The average filing covered 94 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 2 | 60 |
The Information & Technology sector topped the list of affected industries with 60 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 1 | 727 |
| Wyandotte | 1 | 140 |
| Geary | 1 | 60 |
| Sedgwick | 2 | 8 |
Johnson bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 78% of all affected workers with 727 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Olathe | 1 | 727 |
| Kansas City | 1 | 140 |
| Fort Riley | 1 | 60 |
| Wichita | 2 | 8 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 5 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encore Receivable Management, Inc | Olathe | 727 | 2010-11-29 | |
| Owens Corning | Kansas City | 140 | 2010-11-03 | |
| ManTech International | Fort Riley | 60 | 2010-11-30 | |
| Hawker Beechcraft | Wichita | 5 | 2010-11-19 | |
| Boeing | Wichita | 3 | 2010-11-19 | |
| Owens Corning | N/A | Layoff | 2010-11-03 | |
| Hawker Beechcraft | N/A | Layoff | 2010-11-19 | |
| Boeing | N/A | Layoff | 2010-11-19 | |
| Encore Receivable Management, Inc | N/A | Layoff | 2010-11-29 | |
| ManTech International | N/A | Layoff | 2010-11-30 |
The most significant filing came from Encore Receivable Management, Inc at its Olathe facility, reporting 727 affected workers. Owens Corning followed with 140 workers.
The numbers illustrate a mixed picture for Kansas's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Information & Technology 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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