Employers in Kansas recorded 4 WARN Act notices in January 2013, covering approximately 108 workers — marking a sharp increase from December and down 75% versus January 2012. The average filing covered 27 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 108 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 2 | 108 |
Sedgwick bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 108 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita | 2 | 108 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing | Wichita | 100 | 2013-01-18 | |
| Hawker Beechcraft | Wichita | 8 | 2013-01-28 | |
| Boeing | N/A | Layoff | 2013-01-18 | |
| Hawker Beechcraft | N/A | Layoff | 2013-01-28 |
Leading the list was Boeing at its Wichita facility, reporting 100 affected workers. Hawker Beechcraft followed with 8 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The filings reflect 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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