Employers in Nebraska logged 14 WARN Act notices in August 2015, involving roughly 144 workers — climbing above July and up 454% versus August 2014. The average filing covered 10 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 2 | 3 |
The Transportation sector dominated layoff filings with 3 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas | 2 | 103 |
| Scotts Bluff | 1 | 19 |
| Lancaster | 3 | 13 |
| Cedar | 1 | 9 |
Douglas felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 72% of all affected workers with 103 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Omaha | 2 | 103 |
| Gering | 1 | 19 |
| Lincoln | 3 | 13 |
| Hartington | 1 | 9 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 7 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 36 |
| Closure | 3 | 8 |
Closures accounted for 6% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Pacific - Withdrawn | Omaha | 100 | 2015-08-12 | |
| Progress Rail | Gering | 19 | Layoff | 2015-08-10 |
| Hydraulic Components | Hartington | 9 | Layoff | 2015-08-18 |
| Hexagon Lincoln | Lincoln | 8 | Layoff | 2015-08-27 |
| Forsberg Gallery | Lincoln | 4 | Closure | 2015-08-15 |
| South Omaha Terminal Warehouse | Omaha | 3 | Closure | 2015-08-31 |
| Joffe's Too | Lincoln | 1 | Closure | 2015-08-31 |
| Progress Rail | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-08-10 | |
| Union Pacific | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-08-12 | |
| Forsberg Gallery | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-08-15 | |
| Hydraulic Components | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-08-18 | |
| Hexagon Lincoln | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-08-27 | |
| South Omaha Terminal Warehouse | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-08-31 | |
| Joffe's Too | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-08-31 |
The biggest impact was at Union Pacific - Withdrawn at its Omaha facility, reporting 100 affected workers. Progress Rail followed with 19 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 Transportation 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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