Employers in Kansas submitted 4 WARN Act notices in June 2014, putting at risk an estimated 142 workers — down from May and up 109% versus June 2013. The average filing covered 36 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 142 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wyandotte | 1 | 125 |
| Sedgwick | 1 | 17 |
Wyandotte bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 88% of all affected workers with 125 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 1 | 125 |
| Wichita | 1 | 17 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penske | Kansas City | 125 | 2014-06-20 | |
| Boeing | Wichita | 17 | 2014-06-20 | |
| Boeing | N/A | Layoff | 2014-06-20 | |
| Penske | N/A | Layoff | 2014-06-20 |
Topping the list was Penske at its Kansas City facility, reporting 125 affected workers. Boeing followed with 17 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
These figures highlight 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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