Kansas Layoffs — May 2016
Employers in Kansas logged 7 WARN Act notices in May 2016, involving roughly 505 workers — climbing above April and up 400% versus May 2015. The average filing covered 72 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 4 | 334 |
| Education | 1 | 106 |
| Retail | 1 | 50 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 15 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 334 workers across 4 notices. Meanwhile, Education reported 106 workers.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 5 | 203 |
| Cloud | 1 | 152 |
| Johnson | 1 | 150 |
Sedgwick bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 40% of all affected workers with 203 workers across 5 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita | 5 | 203 |
| Concordia | 1 | 152 |
| Lenexa | 1 | 150 |
Layoff Type Analysis
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvos Group | Concordia | 152 | ||
| Machine Laboratory | Lenexa | 150 | ||
| Child Start | Wichita | 106 | ||
| The Fresh Market | Wichita | 50 | ||
| Smithfield Foods | Wichita | 26 | ||
| Wesley Medical Center | Wichita | 15 | ||
| Rehrig Pacific | Wichita | 6 |
The biggest impact was at Arvos Group at its Concordia facility, reporting 152 affected workers. Machine Laboratory followed with 150 workers.
Trend & Outlook
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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.