Kansas Layoffs — November 2011

Employers in Kansas filed 10 WARN Act notices in November 2011, impacting roughly 619 workers — representing a notable rise over October and down 34% versus November 2010. The average filing covered 62 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 619 workers were affected across 10 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Sedgwick	2	373
Cherokee	1	176
Saline	1	35
Thomas	1	35

Sedgwick bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 60% of all affected workers with 373 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Wichita	2	373
Baxter Springs	1	176
Salina	1	35
Colby	1	35

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	5	0

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Hawker Beechcraft	Wichita	300		2011-11-11
Chef Solutions	Baxter Springs	176		2011-11-29
Boeing	Wichita	73		2011-11-18
Bosselman Travel Center	Salina	35		2011-11-04
Bosselman Travel Centers, Inc	Colby	35		2011-11-04
Bosselman Travel Center		N/A	Layoff	2011-11-04
Bosselman Travel Centers, Inc		N/A	Layoff	2011-11-04
Hawker Beechcraft		N/A	Layoff	2011-11-11
Boeing		N/A	Layoff	2011-11-18
Chef Solutions		N/A	Layoff	2011-11-29

The single largest action involved Hawker Beechcraft at its Wichita facility, reporting 300 affected workers. Chef Solutions followed with 176 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The data underscores 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.