Employers in Iowa submitted 4 WARN Act notices in March 2011, putting at risk an estimated 412 workers — up substantially from February and up 171% versus March 2010. The average filing covered 103 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 412 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Woodbury | 1 | 246 |
| Polk | 1 | 139 |
| Linn | 1 | 23 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 4 |
Woodbury felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 60% of all affected workers with 246 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sergeant Bluff | 1 | 246 |
| Des Moines | 1 | 139 |
| Cedar Rapids | 1 | 23 |
| Webster City | 1 | 4 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 246 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stream Global Services | Sergeant Bluff | 246 | Layoff | 2011-03-14 |
| Wells Fargo | Des Moines | 139 | 2011-03-23 | |
| Terex USA, LLC | Cedar Rapids | 23 | 2011-03-11 | |
| Electrolux Home Products, Inc | Webster City | 4 | 2011-03-10 |
Topping the list was Stream Global Services at its Sergeant Bluff facility, reporting 246 affected workers. Wells Fargo followed with 139 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Iowa labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Iowa. 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 Iowa WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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