Employers in Iowa logged 16 WARN Act notices in September 2016, involving roughly 692 workers — falling below August and up 57% versus September 2015. The average filing covered 43 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 2 | 74 |
| Manufacturing | 6 | 4 |
The Transportation sector dominated layoff filings with 74 workers across 2 notices. Meanwhile, Manufacturing reported 4 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Scott | 2 | 354 |
| Polk | 6 | 206 |
| Allamakee | 2 | 128 |
| Washington | 6 | 4 |
Scott saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 51% of all affected workers with 354 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Davenport | 2 | 354 |
| Des Moines | 4 | 138 |
| Lansing | 2 | 128 |
| West Des Moines | 2 | 68 |
| Washington | 6 | 4 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 280 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stafanini, Inc | Davenport | 177 | Layoff | 2016-09-23 |
| Stafanini, Inc | Davenport | 177 | 2016-09-23 | |
| Blumenthal Lansing | Lansing | 64 | 2016-09-01 | |
| Blumenthal Lansing | Lansing | 64 | 2016-09-01 | |
| Jacobson Warehouse Co., XPO Logistics | Des Moines | 37 | Layoff | 2016-09-30 |
| XPO Logistics | Des Moines | 37 | 2016-09-30 | |
| MetLife | West Des Moines | 34 | Layoff | 2016-09-28 |
| Met Life | West Des Moines | 34 | 2016-09-28 | |
| Hewlett-Packard Company | Des Moines | 32 | Layoff | 2016-09-30 |
| Hewlett Packard | Des Moines | 32 | 2016-09-30 | |
| Modine Manufacturing | Washington | 1 | 2016-09-16 | |
| Modine Manufacturing | Washington | 1 | 2016-09-16 | |
| Modine Manufacturing | Washington | 1 | 2016-09-27 | |
| Modine Manufacturing | Washington | 1 | 2016-09-27 | |
| Modine Manufacturing | Washington | 0 | 2016-09-30 |
The biggest impact was at Stafanini, Inc at its Davenport facility, reporting 177 affected workers. Stafanini, Inc followed with 177 workers.
This data points to a mixed picture for Iowa's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Transportation 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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