Employers in Kansas recorded 11 WARN Act notices in March 2017, covering approximately 704 workers — marking a sharp increase from February and up 203% versus March 2016. The average filing covered 64 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Government | 1 | 2 |
The Government sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 2 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 1 | 139 |
| Harvey | 1 | 25 |
Johnson was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 20% of all affected workers with 139 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 2 - Workforce Investment Area | 2 | 350 |
| Lenexa | 1 | 139 |
| 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 1 | 139 |
| 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 3 | 39 |
| Halstead | 1 | 25 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alorica | 2 - Workforce Investment Area | 300 | 2017-03-23 | |
| Amazon | Lenexa | 139 | 2017-03-29 | |
| Amazon | 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 139 | 2017-03-29 | |
| Alorica | 2 - Workforce Investment Area | 50 | 2017-03-02 | |
| Penney OpCo LLC dba JCPenney | 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 30 | 2017-03-31 | |
| Red Guard | Halstead | 25 | 2017-03-14 | |
| Penney OpCo LLC dba JCPenney | 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 10 | 2017-03-17 | |
| Vanity | 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 7 | 2017-03-10 | |
| City of Wichita | 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 2 | 2017-03-29 | |
| Radio Shack | 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 2 | 2017-03-30 | |
| Amazon | N/A | Layoff | 2017-03-29 |
Leading the list was Alorica at its 2 - Workforce Investment Area facility, reporting 300 affected workers. Amazon followed with 139 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Government 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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