Kansas Layoffs — December 2010

Employers in Kansas logged 10 WARN Act notices in December 2010, involving roughly 483 workers — falling below November and up 92% versus December 2009. The average filing covered 48 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Finance & Insurance	2	299

The Finance & Insurance sector dominated layoff filings with 299 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Sedgwick	3	327
Douglas	1	42

Sedgwick absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 68% of all affected workers with 327 workers across 3 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Wichita	3	327
Ft. Riley	1	114
Lawrence	1	42

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	5	0

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Bank of America	Wichita	299		2010-12-01
CGI Federal Inc	Ft. Riley	114		2010-12-23
Kinedyne	Lawrence	42		2010-12-10
Cessna	Wichita	25		2010-12-10
Boeing	Wichita	3		2010-12-17
Bank of America		N/A	Layoff	2010-12-01
Kinedyne		N/A	Layoff	2010-12-10
Cessna		N/A	Layoff	2010-12-10
Boeing		N/A	Layoff	2010-12-17
CGI Federal Inc		N/A	Layoff	2010-12-23

The biggest impact was at Bank of America at its Wichita facility, reporting 299 affected workers. CGI Federal Inc followed with 114 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

This data points to a mixed picture for Kansas's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. 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.