Kansas Layoffs — May 2011

Employers in Kansas filed 8 WARN Act notices in May 2011, impacting roughly 347 workers — representing a pullback from April and up 1139% versus May 2010. The average filing covered 43 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Education	2	67
Information & Technology	2	34

The Education sector led the way in workforce reductions with 67 workers across 2 notices. In a parallel development, Information & Technology reported 34 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Johnson	2	230
Shawnee	1	83

Johnson saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 66% of all affected workers with 230 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Overland Park	1	163
Topeka	1	83
Olathe	1	67
Ft. Riley	1	34

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	4	0

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
First Student	Overland Park	163		2011-05-04
Jostens	Topeka	83		2011-05-12
Insight School	Olathe	67		2011-05-18
CSC Applied Technology Group	Ft. Riley	34		2011-05-31
First Student		N/A	Layoff	2011-05-04
Jostens		N/A	Layoff	2011-05-12
Insight School		N/A	Layoff	2011-05-18
CSC Applied Technology Group		N/A	Layoff	2011-05-31

The single largest action involved First Student at its Overland Park facility, reporting 163 affected workers. Jostens followed with 83 workers.

Trend & Outlook

The data underscores a mixed picture for Kansas's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Education 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.