Employers in Iowa submitted 3 WARN Act notices in May 2012, putting at risk an estimated 284 workers and roughly flat versus May 2011. The average filing covered 95 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 284 workers were affected across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Woodbury | 1 | 164 |
| Sioux | 1 | 110 |
| Polk | 1 | 10 |
Woodbury bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 58% of all affected workers with 164 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sioux City | 1 | 164 |
| Sioux Center | 1 | 110 |
| Urbandale | 1 | 10 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 274 |
The high proportion of closures (96% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Iowa's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines, Inc | Sioux City | 164 | Closure | 2012-05-21 |
| Nemschoff | Sioux Center | 110 | Closure | 2012-05-30 |
| Lennox | Urbandale | 10 | 2012-05-31 |
Topping the list was Delta Air Lines, Inc at its Sioux City facility, reporting 164 affected workers. Nemschoff followed with 110 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight 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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