Employers in Iowa posted 3 WARN Act notices in September 2015, affecting an estimated 442 workers — reflecting a cooling compared to August and up 7267% versus September 2014. The average filing covered 147 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 442 workers were affected across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Black Hawk | 1 | 287 |
| Linn | 1 | 98 |
| Polk | 1 | 57 |
Black Hawk saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 65% of all affected workers with 287 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Waterloo | 1 | 287 |
| Cedar Rapids | 1 | 98 |
| Johnston | 1 | 57 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 287 |
| Closure | 1 | 98 |
Closures accounted for 22% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC | Waterloo | 287 | Layoff | 2015-09-24 |
| Genco | Cedar Rapids | 98 | Closure | 2015-09-21 |
| Northrup Grumman Corporation | Johnston | 57 | 2015-09-10 |
The largest notice was filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC at its Waterloo facility, reporting 287 affected workers. Genco followed with 98 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The trends suggest a mixed picture for Iowa's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.
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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