Employers in Kansas posted 4 WARN Act notices in June 2015, affecting an estimated 178 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to May and up 25% versus June 2014. The average filing covered 44 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 125 |
The Finance & Insurance sector saw the heaviest impact with 125 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Leavenworth | 1 | 125 |
| Johnson | 1 | 53 |
Leavenworth bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 70% of all affected workers with 125 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Leavenworth | 1 | 125 |
| Overland Park | 1 | 53 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armed Forces Bank | Leavenworth | 125 | 2015-06-29 | |
| ServiceLink NLS, LLS | Overland Park | 53 | 2015-06-24 | |
| ServiceLink NLS, LLS | N/A | Layoff | 2015-06-24 | |
| Armed Forces Bank | N/A | Layoff | 2015-06-29 |
The largest notice was filed by Armed Forces Bank at its Leavenworth facility, reporting 125 affected workers. ServiceLink NLS, LLS followed with 53 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest 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.
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