Kansas Layoffs — November 2012

Employers in Kansas recorded 12 WARN Act notices in November 2012, covering approximately 755 workers — marking a sharp increase from October and up 22% versus November 2011. The average filing covered 63 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 755 workers were affected across 12 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Lyon	1	500
Sedgwick	4	205
Johnson	1	50

Lyon bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 66% of all affected workers with 500 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Emporia	1	500
Wichita	4	205
Mission	1	50

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	6	0

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Hostess Brands	Emporia	500		2012-11-09
Boeing	Wichita	92		2012-11-21
Hawker Beechcraft	Wichita	80		2012-11-09
K-Mart	Mission	50		2012-11-01
Boeing	Wichita	31		2012-11-02
Boeing	Wichita	2		2012-11-08
K-Mart		N/A	Layoff	2012-11-01
Boeing		N/A	Layoff	2012-11-02
Boeing		N/A	Layoff	2012-11-08
Hostess Brands		N/A	Layoff	2012-11-09
Hawker Beechcraft		N/A	Layoff	2012-11-09
Boeing		N/A	Layoff	2012-11-21

Leading the list was Hostess Brands at its Emporia facility, reporting 500 affected workers. Boeing followed with 92 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

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.