Employers in Iowa logged 3 WARN Act notices in July 2012, involving roughly 66 workers — falling below June and down 82% versus July 2011. The average filing covered 22 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 1 | 60 |
The Healthcare sector dominated layoff filings with 60 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Polk | 2 | 65 |
| Jones | 1 | 1 |
Polk was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 98% of all affected workers with 65 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Urbandale | 2 | 65 |
| Monticello | 1 | 1 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 60 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Health Home Care | Urbandale | 60 | Layoff | 2012-07-12 |
| Lennox | Urbandale | 5 | 2012-07-30 | |
| Georgia-Pacific | Monticello | 1 | 2012-07-09 |
The biggest impact was at Iowa Health Home Care at its Urbandale facility, reporting 60 affected workers. Lennox followed with 5 workers.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Iowa, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Healthcare sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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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