Employers in Kansas reported 2 WARN Act notices in September 2015, displacing an estimated 351 workers — signaling an acceleration from August and up 35000% versus September 2014. The average filing covered 176 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 351 |
The Manufacturing sector topped the list of affected industries with 351 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 1 | 351 |
Johnson felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 351 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Shawnee | 1 | 351 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Manufacturing | Shawnee | 351 | 2015-09-30 | |
| EC Manufacturing | N/A | Layoff | 2015-09-30 |
The most significant filing came from EC Manufacturing at its Shawnee facility, reporting 351 affected workers. EC Manufacturing followed with 0 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing 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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