Kansas Layoffs — October 2011

Employers in Kansas posted 11 WARN Act notices in October 2011, affecting an estimated 332 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to September and down 82% versus October 2010. The average filing covered 30 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 332 workers were affected across 11 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Sedgwick	5	331
Saline	1	1

Sedgwick saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 331 workers across 5 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Wichita	5	331
Salina	1	1

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	5	0

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
kgb USA, Inc	Wichita	126		2011-10-27
Hawker Beechcraft	Wichita	100		2011-10-31
Coleman Company	Wichita	79		2011-10-20
Boeing	Wichita	25		2011-10-14
Boeing	Wichita	1		2011-10-28
Hawker Beechcraft	Salina	1		2011-10-31
Boeing		N/A	Layoff	2011-10-14
Coleman Company		N/A	Layoff	2011-10-20
kgb USA, Inc		N/A	Layoff	2011-10-27
Boeing		N/A	Layoff	2011-10-28
Hawker Beechcraft		N/A	Layoff	2011-10-31

The largest notice was filed by kgb USA, Inc at its Wichita facility, reporting 126 affected workers. Hawker Beechcraft followed with 100 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

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

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.