Employers in Kansas submitted 13 WARN Act notices in June 2017, putting at risk an estimated 2,669 workers — up substantially from May and up 1375% versus June 2016. The average filing covered 205 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1 | 16 |
The Manufacturing sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 16 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wyandotte | 1 | 1,053 |
| Johnson | 2 | 70 |
Wyandotte bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 39% of all affected workers with 1,053 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 4 | 1,203 |
| Kansas City | 1 | 1,053 |
| 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 2 | 315 |
| Overland Park | 2 | 70 |
| 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 2 | 28 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Motors, LLC | Kansas City | 1,053 | 2017-06-16 | |
| General Motors | 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 1,053 | 2017-06-16 | |
| Excel Industies Inc | 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 270 | 2017-06-15 | |
| National Flood Services | 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 80 | 2017-06-22 | |
| Sears Holding | Overland Park | 57 | 2017-06-22 | |
| Sears | 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 57 | 2017-06-22 | |
| GVL Poly | 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 45 | 2017-06-23 | |
| Lee Aerospace | 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 16 | 2017-06-01 | |
| Sears Holding | Overland Park | 13 | 2017-06-22 | |
| Sears | 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 13 | 2017-06-22 | |
| Catholic Charities | 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 12 | 2017-06-08 | |
| General Motors, LLC | N/A | Layoff | 2017-06-16 | |
| Sears Holding | N/A | Layoff | 2017-06-22 |
Topping the list was General Motors, LLC at its Kansas City facility, reporting 1,053 affected workers. General Motors followed with 1,053 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. 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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