Employers in Iowa reported 13 WARN Act notices in April 2017, displacing an estimated 1,229 workers — signaling an acceleration from March and up 272% versus April 2016. The average filing covered 95 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 2 | 0 |
The Healthcare sector topped the list of affected industries with 0 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Dickinson | 2 | 550 |
| Cass | 2 | 414 |
| Polk | 3 | 171 |
| Carroll | 2 | 92 |
| Linn | 2 | 2 |
Dickinson saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 45% of all affected workers with 550 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Milford | 2 | 550 |
| Atlantic | 2 | 414 |
| Des Moines | 3 | 171 |
| Carroll | 2 | 92 |
| Cedar Rapids | 2 | 2 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 539 |
| Closure | 1 | 46 |
Closures accounted for 4% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polaris | Milford | 275 | Layoff | 2017-04-25 |
| Polaris | Milford | 275 | 2017-04-25 | |
| Owner Revolution Inc. - Plastic Professionals | Atlantic | 207 | Layoff | 2017-04-02 |
| Owner Revolution Inc. - Plastic Professionals | Atlantic | 207 | 2017-04-02 | |
| SSP America, Inc | Des Moines | 57 | Layoff | 2017-04-28 |
| SSP America, Ic | Des Moines | 57 | 2017-04-28 | |
| SSP America, Inc | Des Moines | 57 | 2017-04-28 | |
| Kmart | Carroll | 46 | Closure | 2017-04-06 |
| Kmart | Carroll | 46 | 2017-04-06 | |
| Rockwell Collins | Cedar Rapids | 1 | 2017-04-19 | |
| Rockwell Collins | Cedar Rapids | 1 | 2017-04-19 | |
| Central Iowa Healthcare | Marshalltown | 0 | 2017-04-18 | |
| Central Iowa Healthcare | Marshalltown | 0 | 2017-04-18 |
The most significant filing came from Polaris at its Milford facility, reporting 275 affected workers. Polaris followed with 275 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Iowa labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare 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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