Employers in Kansas reported 7 WARN Act notices in November 2016, displacing an estimated 175 workers — signaling an acceleration from October. The average filing covered 25 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | 1 | 4 |
The Agriculture sector topped the list of affected industries with 4 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 1 | 82 |
Sedgwick bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 47% of all affected workers with 82 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 3 | 86 |
| Wichita | 1 | 82 |
| 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 2 | 7 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetApp | Wichita | 82 | 2016-11-03 | |
| NetApp | 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 82 | 2016-11-03 | |
| ZZ Farms | 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 4 | 2016-11-03 | |
| Urban League of Kansas | 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 3 | 2016-11-23 | |
| Kansas Doors | 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 3 | 2016-11-29 | |
| ResCare | 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 1 | 2016-11-28 | |
| NetApp | N/A | Layoff | 2016-11-03 |
The most significant filing came from NetApp at its Wichita facility, reporting 82 affected workers. NetApp followed with 82 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Agriculture 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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