Employers in Kansas posted 12 WARN Act notices in August 2016, affecting an estimated 576 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to July and up 4700% versus August 2015. The average filing covered 48 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Mining & Energy | 3 | 114 |
The Mining & Energy sector saw the heaviest impact with 114 workers across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Doniphan | 1 | 139 |
| Stevens | 1 | 57 |
| Cowley | 1 | 6 |
Doniphan was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 24% of all affected workers with 139 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 4 | 152 |
| Elwood | 1 | 139 |
| 2 - Workforce Investment Area | 1 | 139 |
| 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 2 | 83 |
| Hugoton | 1 | 57 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affliated Foods Midwest Cooperative, Inc | Elwood | 139 | 2016-08-17 | |
| Affliated Foods Midwest Cooperative, Inc | 2 - Workforce Investment Area | 139 | 2016-08-17 | |
| Larned Juvenile Correctional Facility | 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 85 | 2016-08-05 | |
| Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | Hugoton | 57 | 2016-08-23 | |
| Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 57 | 2016-08-23 | |
| Global Partner Solutions | 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 53 | 2016-08-29 | |
| Bombardier Learjet | 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 30 | 2016-08-22 | |
| Global Cementing LLC | 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 8 | 2016-08-22 | |
| R & E Yard Services | Arkansas City | 6 | 2016-08-31 | |
| Leslie Law Office | 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 2 | 2016-08-30 | |
| Affliated Foods Midwest Cooperative, Inc | N/A | Layoff | 2016-08-17 | |
| Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | N/A | Layoff | 2016-08-23 |
The largest notice was filed by Affliated Foods Midwest Cooperative, Inc at its Elwood facility, reporting 139 affected workers. Affliated Foods Midwest Cooperative, Inc followed with 139 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Mining & Energy 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.
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