Employers in Iowa submitted 1 WARN Act notices in March 2014, putting at risk an estimated 255 workers — up substantially from February and up 1721% versus March 2013. The average filing covered 255 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 255 workers were affected across 1 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Pottawattamie | 1 | 255 |
Pottawattamie felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 255 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Council Bluffs | 1 | 255 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 255 |
The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Iowa's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Pipe Products, LLC | Council Bluffs | 255 | Closure | 2014-03-03 |
Topping the list was Griffin Pipe Products, LLC at its Council Bluffs facility, reporting 255 affected workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Iowa labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Iowa. 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 Iowa WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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