Iowa Layoffs — February 2016

Employers in Iowa reported 8 WARN Act notices in February 2016, displacing an estimated 309 workers — signaling a deceleration from January and up 7625% versus February 2015. The average filing covered 39 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 309 workers were affected across 8 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Page	1	260
Polk	3	49

Page was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 84% of all affected workers with 260 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Shenandoah	1	260
Johnston	3	49
Purchase dataset for city details	4	0

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	2	296

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Eaton Corporation	Shenandoah	260	Layoff	2016-02-08
Pioneer Hi-Bred International	Johnston	36	Layoff	2016-02-04
Pioneer Hi-Bred International	Johnston	9		2016-02-26
Pioneer Hi-Bred International	Johnston	4		2016-02-22
Pioneer Hi-Bred International	Purchase dataset for city details	N/A		2016-02-04
Eaton Corporation	Purchase dataset for city details	N/A		2016-02-08
Pioneer Hi-Bred International	Purchase dataset for city details	N/A		2016-02-22
Pioneer Hi-Bred International	Purchase dataset for city details	N/A		2016-02-26

The most significant filing came from Eaton Corporation at its Shenandoah facility, reporting 260 affected workers. Pioneer Hi-Bred International followed with 36 workers.

Trend & Outlook

The numbers illustrate 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.