Employers in Kansas submitted 4 WARN Act notices in August 2012, putting at risk an estimated 50 workers — up substantially from July and down 53% versus August 2011. The average filing covered 12 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 50 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 1 | 49 |
| Saline | 1 | 1 |
Sedgwick was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 98% of all affected workers with 49 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita | 1 | 49 |
| Salina | 1 | 1 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing | Wichita | 49 | 2012-08-17 | |
| Hawker Beechcraft | Salina | 1 | 2012-08-03 | |
| Hawker Beechcraft | N/A | Layoff | 2012-08-03 | |
| Boeing | N/A | Layoff | 2012-08-17 |
Topping the list was Boeing at its Wichita facility, reporting 49 affected workers. Hawker Beechcraft followed with 1 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight 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.
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