Employers in Iowa logged 14 WARN Act notices in March 2016, involving roughly 618 workers — climbing above February and up 4% versus March 2015. The average filing covered 44 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 2 | 316 |
| Education | 2 | 47 |
The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 316 workers across 2 notices. Meanwhile, Education reported 47 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Clinton | 1 | 316 |
| Polk | 5 | 231 |
| Delaware | 1 | 71 |
Clinton felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 51% of all affected workers with 316 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Clinton | 1 | 316 |
| West Des Moines | 1 | 162 |
| Edgewood | 1 | 71 |
| Des Moines | 1 | 47 |
| Johnston | 3 | 22 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 4 | 596 |
The high proportion of closures (96% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Iowa's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Data Center | Clinton | 316 | Closure | 2016-03-02 |
| Sears Holdings Company | West Des Moines | 162 | Closure | 2016-03-29 |
| Commercial Vehicle Group | Edgewood | 71 | Closure | 2016-03-01 |
| AIB College of Business | Des Moines | 47 | Closure | 2016-03-24 |
| Pioneer Hi-Bred International | Johnston | 9 | 2016-03-14 | |
| Pioneer Hi-Bred International | Johnston | 8 | 2016-03-29 | |
| Pioneer Hi-Bred International | Johnston | 5 | 2016-03-04 | |
| Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2016-03-01 | |
| SC Data Center | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2016-03-02 | |
| Pioneer Hi-Bred International | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2016-03-04 | |
| Pioneer Hi-Bred International | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2016-03-14 | |
| AIB College of Business | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2016-03-24 | |
| Sears | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2016-03-29 | |
| Pioneer Hi-Bred International | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2016-03-29 |
The biggest impact was at SC Data Center at its Clinton facility, reporting 316 affected workers. Sears Holdings Company followed with 162 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Iowa labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Information & Technology sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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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