Kansas Layoffs — September 2013

Employers in Kansas filed 8 WARN Act notices in September 2013, impacting roughly 421 workers — representing a notable rise over August and up 21% versus September 2012. The average filing covered 53 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 421 workers were affected across 8 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Johnson	2	213
Sedgwick	2	208

Johnson felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 51% of all affected workers with 213 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Overland Park	2	213
Wichita	2	208

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	4	0

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
AMG Service, Inc	Overland Park	159		2013-09-05
Spirit Aerosystems	Wichita	150		2013-09-12
Boeing	Wichita	58		2013-09-20
Sprint	Overland Park	54		2013-09-23
AMG Service, Inc		N/A	Layoff	2013-09-05
Spirit Aerosystems		N/A	Layoff	2013-09-12
Boeing		N/A	Layoff	2013-09-20
Sprint		N/A	Layoff	2013-09-23

The single largest action involved AMG Service, Inc at its Overland Park facility, reporting 159 affected workers. Spirit Aerosystems followed with 150 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The data underscores 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.