Employers in Kansas filed 7 WARN Act notices in September 2016, impacting roughly 436 workers — representing a pullback from August and up 24% versus September 2015. The average filing covered 62 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 3 | 78 |
The Manufacturing sector led the way in workforce reductions with 78 workers across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wyandotte | 1 | 119 |
| Sedgwick | 1 | 39 |
Wyandotte felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 27% of all affected workers with 119 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 2 | 159 |
| Kansas City | 1 | 119 |
| 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 1 | 119 |
| Wichita | 1 | 39 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNH America | 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 120 | 2016-09-14 | |
| LSI MidWest Lighting Inc | Kansas City | 119 | 2016-09-22 | |
| LSI MidWest Lighting Inc | 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 119 | 2016-09-22 | |
| Impresa Aerospace, LLC | Wichita | 39 | 2016-09-30 | |
| Impresa Aerospace, LLC | 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 39 | 2016-09-30 | |
| LSI MidWest Lighting Inc | N/A | Layoff | 2016-09-22 | |
| Impresa Aerospace, LLC | N/A | Layoff | 2016-09-30 |
The single largest action involved CNH America at its 4 - Workforce Investment Area facility, reporting 120 affected workers. LSI MidWest Lighting Inc followed with 119 workers.
The data underscores a mixed picture for Kansas's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. 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.
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