Employers in Iowa logged 4 WARN Act notices in January 2015, involving roughly 873 workers — climbing above December and up 839% versus January 2014. The average filing covered 218 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 873 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Black Hawk | 1 | 565 |
| Polk | 3 | 308 |
Black Hawk absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 65% of all affected workers with 565 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Waterloo | 1 | 565 |
| Ankeny | 1 | 287 |
| Johnston | 2 | 21 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 873 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Deere Waterloo Works | Waterloo | 565 | Layoff | 2015-01-27 |
| John Deere Des Moines Works | Ankeny | 287 | Layoff | 2015-01-23 |
| Pioneer Hi-Bred International | Johnston | 15 | Layoff | 2015-01-16 |
| Pioneer Hi-Bred International | Johnston | 6 | Layoff | 2015-01-29 |
The biggest impact was at John Deere Waterloo Works at its Waterloo facility, reporting 565 affected workers. John Deere Des Moines Works followed with 287 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to 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.
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