Employers in Iowa posted 5 WARN Act notices in March 2015, affecting an estimated 593 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to February and up 133% versus March 2014. The average filing covered 119 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 593 workers were affected across 5 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Black Hawk | 1 | 499 |
| Clinton | 1 | 88 |
| Polk | 3 | 6 |
Black Hawk felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 84% of all affected workers with 499 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Waterloo | 1 | 499 |
| Camanche | 1 | 88 |
| Johnston | 3 | 6 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 94 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Deere Waterloo Works | Waterloo | 499 | 2015-03-06 | |
| IPSCO Tubulars Inc | Camanche | 88 | Layoff | 2015-03-04 |
| Pioneer Hi-Bred International | Johnston | 4 | Layoff | 2015-03-20 |
| Pioneer Hi-Bred International | Johnston | 1 | Layoff | 2015-03-10 |
| Pioneer Hi-Bred International | Johnston | 1 | Layoff | 2015-03-25 |
The largest notice was filed by John Deere Waterloo Works at its Waterloo facility, reporting 499 affected workers. IPSCO Tubulars Inc followed with 88 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest 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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