Employers in Iowa logged 3 WARN Act notices in May 2011, involving roughly 283 workers — climbing above April and up 50% versus May 2010. The average filing covered 94 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 283 workers were affected across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Scott | 2 | 280 |
| Polk | 1 | 3 |
Scott bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 99% of all affected workers with 280 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Eldridge | 1 | 279 |
| Des Moines | 1 | 3 |
| Davenport | 1 | 1 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 279 |
| Layoff | 2 | 4 |
The high proportion of closures (99% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Iowa's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR Donnelley | Eldridge | 279 | Closure | 2011-05-31 |
| Wells Fargo | Des Moines | 3 | Layoff | 2011-05-17 |
| Flextronics Americas LLS | Davenport | 1 | Layoff | 2011-05-25 |
The biggest impact was at RR Donnelley at its Eldridge facility, reporting 279 affected workers. Wells Fargo followed with 3 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to 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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