Employers in Kansas filed 6 WARN Act notices in March 2016, impacting roughly 232 workers — representing a notable rise over February and up 36% versus March 2015. The average filing covered 39 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 232 workers were affected across 6 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 1 | 74 |
Sedgwick was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 32% of all affected workers with 74 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 4 | 158 |
| Wichita | 1 | 74 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Wichita Eagle | Wichita | 74 | 2016-03-15 | |
| The Wichita Eagle | 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 74 | 2016-03-15 | |
| Spirit AeroSystems Holdings | 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 42 | 2016-03-14 | |
| Western Industries | 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 22 | 2016-03-31 | |
| Sports Authority | 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 20 | 2016-03-02 | |
| The Wichita Eagle | N/A | Layoff | 2016-03-15 |
The single largest action involved The Wichita Eagle at its Wichita facility, reporting 74 affected workers. The Wichita Eagle followed with 74 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores 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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