Iowa Layoffs — July 2014

Employers in Iowa posted 5 WARN Act notices in July 2014, affecting an estimated 501 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to June. The average filing covered 100 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 501 workers were affected across 5 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Cherokee	1	444
Polk	4	57

Cherokee was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 89% of all affected workers with 444 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Cherokee	1	444
Des Moines	1	44
Johnston	3	13

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	1	444
Layoff	3	56

The high proportion of closures (89% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Iowa's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Tysons Deli, Inc	Cherokee	444	Closure	2014-07-25
Hewlett-Packard Company	Des Moines	44	Layoff	2014-07-10
Pioneer Hi-Bred International	Johnston	11	Layoff	2014-07-11
Pioneer Hi-Bred International	Johnston	1	Layoff	2014-07-22
Pioneer Hi-Bred International	Johnston	1		2014-07-31

The largest notice was filed by Tysons Deli, Inc at its Cherokee facility, reporting 444 affected workers. Hewlett-Packard Company followed with 44 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The trends suggest 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.