Employers in Kansas logged 6 WARN Act notices in April 2012, involving roughly 393 workers — falling below March and up 5% versus April 2011. The average filing covered 66 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 21 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 21 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 2 | 372 |
| Johnson | 1 | 21 |
Sedgwick felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 95% of all affected workers with 372 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita | 2 | 372 |
| Lenexa | 1 | 21 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawker Beechcraft | Wichita | 359 | 2012-04-23 | |
| RG Steel, LLC | Lenexa | 21 | 2012-04-23 | |
| Boeing | Wichita | 13 | 2012-04-20 | |
| Boeing | N/A | Layoff | 2012-04-20 | |
| RG Steel, LLC | N/A | Layoff | 2012-04-23 | |
| Hawker Beechcraft | N/A | Layoff | 2012-04-23 |
The biggest impact was at Hawker Beechcraft at its Wichita facility, reporting 359 affected workers. RG Steel, LLC followed with 21 workers.
This data points to a mixed picture for Kansas's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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.
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