Nebraska Layoffs — July 2016

Employers in Nebraska filed 6 WARN Act notices in July 2016, impacting roughly 266 workers — representing a notable rise over June and up 291% versus July 2015. The average filing covered 44 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Nebraska this month. A total of 266 workers were affected across 6 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Adams	4	242
Sarpy	2	24

Adams was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 91% of all affected workers with 242 workers across 4 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Hastings	4	242
Bellevue	2	24

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	12

Closures accounted for 5% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Bimbo Bakeries - Hastings	Hastings	121		2016-07-08
Bimbo Bakeries	Hastings	121		2016-07-08
The Midwife's Place	Bellevue	12	Closure	2016-07-28
The Midwife's Place	Bellevue	12		2016-07-28
Kmart - Hastings	Hastings	N/A	Closure	2016-07-31
Kmart	Hastings	N/A		2016-07-31

The single largest action involved Bimbo Bakeries - Hastings at its Hastings facility, reporting 121 affected workers. Bimbo Bakeries followed with 121 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The data underscores mounting pressure on the Nebraska labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Nebraska. 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 Nebraska WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.