Kansas Layoffs — January 2015

Employers in Kansas filed 8 WARN Act notices in January 2015, impacting roughly 992 workers — representing a notable rise over December and up 68% versus January 2014. The average filing covered 124 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Finance & Insurance	2	179

The Finance & Insurance sector led the way in workforce reductions with 179 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Sedgwick	2	721
Johnson	2	271

Sedgwick bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 73% of all affected workers with 721 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Wichita	2	721
Lenexa	1	179
Overland Park	1	92

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	4	0

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Learjet	Wichita	720		2015-01-15
NCO Financial Systems, Inc	Lenexa	179		2015-01-29
Sprint	Overland Park	92		2015-01-16
Boeing	Wichita	1		2015-01-16
Learjet		N/A	Layoff	2015-01-15
Sprint		N/A	Layoff	2015-01-16
Boeing		N/A	Layoff	2015-01-16
NCO Financial Systems, Inc		N/A	Layoff	2015-01-29

The single largest action involved Learjet at its Wichita facility, reporting 720 affected workers. NCO Financial Systems, Inc followed with 179 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The data underscores mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Finance & Insurance 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.