Kansas Layoffs — August 2013

Employers in Kansas posted 6 WARN Act notices in August 2013, affecting an estimated 127 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to July and up 154% versus August 2012. The average filing covered 21 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	2	52

The Manufacturing sector saw the heaviest impact with 52 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Wyandotte	1	52
Sedgwick	1	43
Saline	1	32

Wyandotte was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 41% of all affected workers with 52 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Kansas City	1	52
Wichita	1	43
Salina	1	32

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	3	0

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Graham Packaging Plastic Products Inc	Kansas City	52		2013-08-26
Boeing	Wichita	43		2013-08-23
Adjutant General	Salina	32		2013-08-23
Boeing		N/A	Layoff	2013-08-23
Adjutant General		N/A	Layoff	2013-08-23
Graham Packaging Plastic Products Inc		N/A	Layoff	2013-08-26

The largest notice was filed by Graham Packaging Plastic Products Inc at its Kansas City facility, reporting 52 affected workers. Boeing followed with 43 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

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.