Employers in Kansas filed 6 WARN Act notices in July 2015, impacting roughly 203 workers — representing a notable rise over June and up 208% versus July 2014. The average filing covered 34 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 203 workers were affected across 6 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Allen | 2 | 202 |
| Sedgwick | 1 | 1 |
Allen absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 202 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Iola | 2 | 202 |
| Wichita | 1 | 1 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herff Jones, Inc | Iola | 117 | 2015-07-07 | |
| Herff Jones | Iola | 85 | 2015-07-08 | |
| Boeing | Wichita | 1 | 2015-07-17 | |
| Herff Jones, Inc | N/A | Layoff | 2015-07-07 | |
| Herff Jones | N/A | Layoff | 2015-07-08 | |
| Boeing | N/A | Layoff | 2015-07-17 |
The single largest action involved Herff Jones, Inc at its Iola facility, reporting 117 affected workers. Herff Jones followed with 85 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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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