Employers in Nebraska logged 10 WARN Act notices in February 2015, involving roughly 174 workers — climbing above January and up 200% versus February 2014. The average filing covered 17 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 6 | 39 |
The Retail sector dominated layoff filings with 39 workers across 6 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cuming | 1 | 125 |
| Cherry | 1 | 15 |
| Valley | 1 | 11 |
| Adams | 1 | 10 |
Cuming was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 72% of all affected workers with 125 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| West Point | 1 | 125 |
| Valentine | 1 | 15 |
| O'Neill | 1 | 13 |
| Ord | 1 | 11 |
| Hastings | 1 | 10 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 4 | 49 |
Closures accounted for 28% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land O'Frost | West Point | 125 | 2015-02-27 | |
| Alco Discount Store | Valentine | 15 | Closure | 2015-02-28 |
| Alco Discount Store | O'Neill | 13 | Closure | 2015-02-15 |
| Alco Discount Store | Ord | 11 | Closure | 2015-02-10 |
| Applause Video | Hastings | 10 | Closure | 2015-02-28 |
| Alco Discount Store | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-02-10 | |
| Alco Discount Store | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-02-15 | |
| Land O'Frost | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-02-27 | |
| Applause Video | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-02-28 | |
| Alco Discount Store | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-02-28 |
The biggest impact was at Land O'Frost at its West Point facility, reporting 125 affected workers. Alco Discount Store followed with 15 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Nebraska labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Retail sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Nebraska. 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 Nebraska WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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