Kansas Layoffs — September 2011

Employers in Kansas recorded 10 WARN Act notices in September 2011, covering approximately 326 workers — marking a sharp increase from August and up 372% versus September 2010. The average filing covered 33 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 326 workers were affected across 10 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Saline	2	230
Sedgwick	3	96

Saline felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 71% of all affected workers with 230 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Salina	2	230
Wichita	3	96

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	5	0

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Hawker Beechcraft	Salina	145		2011-09-19
Results Customer Solutions, LLC	Salina	85		2011-09-22
Boeing	Wichita	73		2011-09-30
Hawker Beechcraft	Wichita	13		2011-09-30
Boeing	Wichita	10		2011-09-16
Boeing		N/A	Layoff	2011-09-16
Hawker Beechcraft		N/A	Layoff	2011-09-19
Results Customer Solutions, LLC		N/A	Layoff	2011-09-22
Boeing		N/A	Layoff	2011-09-30
Hawker Beechcraft		N/A	Layoff	2011-09-30

Leading the list was Hawker Beechcraft at its Salina facility, reporting 145 affected workers. Results Customer Solutions, LLC followed with 85 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The filings reflect 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.