Employers in Nebraska logged 3 WARN Act notices in June 2014, involving roughly 98 workers — climbing above May. The average filing covered 33 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & Food | 1 | 7 |
The Accommodation & Food sector dominated layoff filings with 7 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas | 1 | 77 |
| Hall | 1 | 14 |
| Lincoln | 1 | 7 |
Douglas absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 79% of all affected workers with 77 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Omaha | 1 | 77 |
| Grand Island | 1 | 14 |
| North Platte | 1 | 7 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 77 |
| Closure | 2 | 21 |
Closures accounted for 21% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Omaha | 77 | Layoff | 2014-06-01 |
| K-Mart | Grand Island | 14 | Closure | 2014-06-06 |
| Old Home Bakery | North Platte | 7 | Closure | 2014-06-11 |
The biggest impact was at Cox Communications at its Omaha facility, reporting 77 affected workers. K-Mart followed with 14 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Nebraska labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Accommodation & Food sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Nebraska. 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 Nebraska WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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