Employers in Iowa posted 4 WARN Act notices in July 2011, affecting an estimated 372 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to June and up 140% versus July 2010. The average filing covered 93 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 372 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Pottawattamie | 1 | 171 |
| Clinton | 1 | 119 |
| Polk | 1 | 79 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 3 |
Pottawattamie was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 46% of all affected workers with 171 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Council Bluffs | 1 | 171 |
| Clinton | 1 | 119 |
| Des Moines | 1 | 79 |
| Webster City | 1 | 3 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 369 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Foods, Inc | Council Bluffs | 171 | Layoff | 2011-07-27 |
| KBR, Inc | Clinton | 119 | Layoff | 2011-07-07 |
| Wells Fargo | Des Moines | 79 | Layoff | 2011-07-13 |
| Electrolux Home Products, Inc | Webster City | 3 | 2011-07-29 |
The largest notice was filed by Tyson Foods, Inc at its Council Bluffs facility, reporting 171 affected workers. KBR, Inc followed with 119 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest 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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