Employers in Kansas posted 14 WARN Act notices in December 2015, affecting an estimated 409 workers and up 83% versus December 2014. The average filing covered 29 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 409 workers were affected across 14 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 1 | 114 |
| Wyandotte | 1 | 61 |
Sedgwick absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 28% of all affected workers with 114 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 2 | 173 |
| Wichita | 1 | 114 |
| Edwardsville | 1 | 61 |
| 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 1 | 61 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 7 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valassis | Wichita | 114 | 2015-12-08 | |
| Newell Rubbermaid | 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 107 | 2015-12-28 | |
| Spirit AeroSystems Holdings | 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 66 | 2015-12-21 | |
| Zumiez | Edwardsville | 61 | 2015-12-28 | |
| Zumiez | 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 61 | 2015-12-28 | |
| Abengoa | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-12-04 | |
| Doonan | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-12-04 | |
| Pratt Well Service | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-12-07 | |
| Valassis | N/A | Layoff | 2015-12-08 | |
| Valassis | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-12-08 | |
| Agco | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-12-09 | |
| Lowen Corp | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-12-09 | |
| Carriage House | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-12-18 | |
| Zumiez | N/A | Layoff | 2015-12-28 |
The largest notice was filed by Valassis at its Wichita facility, reporting 114 affected workers. Newell Rubbermaid followed with 107 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest 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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