Iowa Layoffs — October 2014

Employers in Iowa reported 7 WARN Act notices in October 2014, displacing an estimated 74 workers — signaling an acceleration from September and up 3600% versus October 2013. The average filing covered 11 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 74 workers were affected across 7 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Polk	5	72
Winnebago	1	1
Hamilton	1	1

Polk bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 97% of all affected workers with 72 workers across 5 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Johnston	4	40
Des Moines	1	32
Lake Mills	1	1
Webster City	1	1

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	4	56

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Hewlett-Packard Company	Des Moines	32	Layoff	2014-10-23
Pioneer Hi-Bred International	Johnston	16		2014-10-03
Pioneer Hi-Bred International	Johnston	15	Layoff	2014-10-10
Pioneer Hi-Bred International	Johnston	5	Layoff	2014-10-24
Pioneer Hi-Bred International	Johnston	4	Layoff	2014-10-29
Cummins Filtration	Lake Mills	1		2014-10-15
Electrolux Home Products, Inc	Webster City	1		2014-10-29

The most significant filing came from Hewlett-Packard Company at its Des Moines facility, reporting 32 affected workers. Pioneer Hi-Bred International followed with 16 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The numbers illustrate 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.