Kansas Layoffs — May 2012

Employers in Kansas recorded 10 WARN Act notices in May 2012, covering approximately 644 workers — marking a sharp increase from April and up 86% versus May 2011. The average filing covered 64 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 644 workers were affected across 10 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Shawnee	1	372
Sedgwick	4	272

Shawnee saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 58% of all affected workers with 372 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Topeka	1	372
Wichita	4	272

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	5	0

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Jostens	Topeka	372		2012-05-14
Hawker Beechcraft	Wichita	152		2012-05-11
Hawker Beechcraft	Wichita	85		2012-05-04
Hawker Beechcraft	Wichita	26		2012-05-22
Boeing	Wichita	9		2012-05-18
Hawker Beechcraft		N/A	Layoff	2012-05-04
Hawker Beechcraft		N/A	Layoff	2012-05-11
Jostens		N/A	Layoff	2012-05-14
Boeing		N/A	Layoff	2012-05-18
Hawker Beechcraft		N/A	Layoff	2012-05-22

Leading the list was Jostens at its Topeka facility, reporting 372 affected workers. Hawker Beechcraft followed with 152 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.