Nebraska Layoffs — October 2016

Employers in Nebraska logged 19 WARN Act notices in October 2016, involving roughly 467 workers — falling below September and down 80% versus October 2015. The average filing covered 25 workers, with 5 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	6	102
Arts & Entertainment	4	40
Finance & Insurance	1	15

The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 102 workers across 6 notices. Meanwhile, Arts & Entertainment reported 40 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Madison	2	100
Lancaster	2	92
York	2	80
Douglas	3	73
Dawson	2	32

Madison bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 21% of all affected workers with 100 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Norfolk	2	100
Lincoln	2	92
York	2	80
Omaha	3	73
Lexington	2	32

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	5	116
Layoff	3	81

Closures accounted for 25% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Affiliated Foods	Norfolk	50	Layoff	2016-10-23
Affiliated Foods	Norfolk	50		2016-10-23
Flatwater Bistro	Lincoln	46	Closure	2016-10-11
Flatwater Bistro	Lincoln	46		2016-10-11
Bag'n Save/No Frills	York	40	Closure	2016-10-01
Bag'n Save/No Frills	York	40		2016-10-01
Hood Packaging Corporation	Omaha	25		2016-10-10
Hood Packaging Corporation	Omaha	25		2016-10-10
Chief Transportation Products	Omaha	23		2016-10-19
Hastings Entertainment-Grand Island	Hastings Entertainment-Grand Island	20	Closure	2016-10-31
Hastings Entertainment - Grand Island	Grand Island	20		2016-10-31
Orthman Manufacturing	Lexington	16	Layoff	2016-10-20
Orthman Manufacturing	Lexington	16		2016-10-20
Swbc	Scottsbluff	15	Layoff	2016-10-14
SWBC Mortgage Corporation	Scottsbluff	15		2016-10-14

The biggest impact was at Affiliated Foods at its Norfolk facility, reporting 50 affected workers. Affiliated Foods followed with 50 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Nebraska, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

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.