Kansas Layoffs — August 2014

Employers in Kansas logged 8 WARN Act notices in August 2014, involving roughly 146 workers — climbing above July and up 15% versus August 2013. The average filing covered 18 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Transportation	2	50

The Transportation sector dominated layoff filings with 50 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Sedgwick	2	105
Finney	1	35
Barton	1	6

Sedgwick was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 72% of all affected workers with 105 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Wichita	2	105
Garden City	1	35
Great Bend	1	6

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	4	0

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Boeing	Wichita	55		2014-08-22
United Airlines	Wichita	50		2014-08-01
St. Rose Ambulatory and Surgery Center	Garden City	35		2014-08-26
St. Rose Ambulatory & Surgery Center	Great Bend	6		2014-08-27
United Airlines		N/A	Layoff	2014-08-01
Boeing		N/A	Layoff	2014-08-22
St. Rose Ambulatory and Surgery Center		N/A	Layoff	2014-08-26
St. Rose Ambulatory & Surgery Center		N/A	Layoff	2014-08-27

The biggest impact was at Boeing at its Wichita facility, reporting 55 affected workers. United Airlines followed with 50 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

This data points to mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation 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.