Employers in Kansas filed 4 WARN Act notices in May 2014, impacting roughly 204 workers — representing a pullback from April and down 36% versus May 2013. The average filing covered 51 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 136 |
The Manufacturing sector led the way in workforce reductions with 136 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 2 | 204 |
Sedgwick saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 204 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita | 2 | 204 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Logistics Services, LLC | Wichita | 136 | 2014-05-09 | |
| Boeing | Wichita | 68 | 2014-05-23 | |
| Aerospace Logistics Services, LLC | N/A | Layoff | 2014-05-09 | |
| Boeing | N/A | Layoff | 2014-05-23 |
The single largest action involved Aerospace Logistics Services, LLC at its Wichita facility, reporting 136 affected workers. Boeing followed with 68 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Kansas, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. 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.
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