Kansas Layoffs — June 2011

Employers in Kansas submitted 12 WARN Act notices in June 2011, putting at risk an estimated 410 workers — up substantially from May and up 1008% versus June 2010. The average filing covered 34 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 410 workers were affected across 12 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Saline	2	233
Sedgwick	3	102

Saline bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 57% of all affected workers with 233 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Salina	2	233
Wichita	3	102
Ft. Riley	1	75

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	6	0

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Hawker Beechcraft	Salina	168		2011-06-30
Boeing	Wichita	89		2011-06-17
Food Services Inc. of Gainesville	Ft. Riley	75		2011-06-07
Hawker Beechcraft	Salina	65		2011-06-28
Hawker Beechcraft	Wichita	10		2011-06-13
Boeing	Wichita	3		2011-06-03
Boeing		N/A	Layoff	2011-06-03
Food Services Inc. of Gainesville		N/A	Layoff	2011-06-07
Hawker Beechcraft		N/A	Layoff	2011-06-13
Boeing		N/A	Layoff	2011-06-17
Hawker Beechcraft		N/A	Layoff	2011-06-28
Hawker Beechcraft		N/A	Layoff	2011-06-30

Topping the list was Hawker Beechcraft at its Salina facility, reporting 168 affected workers. Boeing followed with 89 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.

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.