Employers in Iowa logged 10 WARN Act notices in July 2015, involving roughly 757 workers — climbing above June and up 51% versus July 2014. The average filing covered 76 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 1 | 158 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 51 |
| Education | 1 | 6 |
The Retail sector dominated layoff filings with 158 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Manufacturing reported 51 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Polk | 4 | 338 |
| Jones | 1 | 158 |
| Linn | 1 | 102 |
| Wright | 2 | 58 |
| Hardin | 1 | 51 |
Polk was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 45% of all affected workers with 338 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Urbandale | 1 | 325 |
| Anamosa | 1 | 158 |
| Cedar Rapids | 1 | 102 |
| Eagle Grove | 2 | 58 |
| Iowa Falls | 1 | 51 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 640 |
| Closure | 2 | 101 |
Closures accounted for 13% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citigroup Inc | Urbandale | 325 | Layoff | 2015-07-01 |
| MAG Retail Group | Anamosa | 158 | Layoff | 2015-07-28 |
| Verizon Corporate Resources | Cedar Rapids | 102 | Layoff | 2015-07-16 |
| Daybreak Foods, Inc | Eagle Grove | 55 | Layoff | 2015-07-21 |
| Berry Plastics | Iowa Falls | 51 | Closure | 2015-07-07 |
| WestRock | Iowa City | 50 | Closure | 2015-07-17 |
| Pioneer Hi-Bred International | Johnston | 6 | 2015-07-24 | |
| AIB College of Business | Des Moines | 6 | 2015-07-28 | |
| Daybreak Foods, Inc | Eagle Grove | 3 | 2015-07-08 | |
| Pioneer Hi-Bred International | Johnston | 1 | 2015-07-17 |
The biggest impact was at Citigroup Inc at its Urbandale facility, reporting 325 affected workers. MAG Retail Group followed with 158 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. The Retail sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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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