Kansas Layoffs — February 2016

Employers in Kansas posted 7 WARN Act notices in February 2016, affecting an estimated 217 workers — reflecting a cooling compared to January and up 21600% versus February 2015. The average filing covered 31 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 217 workers were affected across 7 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Sedgwick	1	74

Sedgwick absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 34% of all affected workers with 74 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
4 - Workforce Investment Area	4	143
Wichita	1	74
Purchase dataset for city details	1	0

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	1	0

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Learjet Bombardier	4 - Workforce Investment Area	120		2016-02-17
PolyOne	Wichita	74		2016-02-03
The Salvation Army - Youth Residential Center	4 - Workforce Investment Area	11		2016-02-05
Prime Concepts Group	4 - Workforce Investment Area	8		2016-02-29
Rusty Eck Ford	4 - Workforce Investment Area	4		2016-02-04
PolyOne		N/A	Layoff	2016-02-03
PolyOne	Purchase dataset for city details	N/A		2016-02-03

The largest notice was filed by Learjet Bombardier at its 4 - Workforce Investment Area facility, reporting 120 affected workers. PolyOne followed with 74 workers.

Trend & Outlook

The trends suggest a mixed picture for Kansas's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.

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.