Iowa Layoffs — July 2017

Employers in Iowa posted 8 WARN Act notices in July 2017, affecting an estimated 592 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to June and up 39% versus July 2016. The average filing covered 74 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 592 workers were affected across 8 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Woodbury	2	304
Linn	2	196
Story	2	78
Polk	2	14

Woodbury was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 51% of all affected workers with 304 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Sergeant Bluff	2	304
Cedar Rapids	2	196
Ames	2	78
West Des Moines	2	14

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	2	191
Closure	1	98

Closures accounted for 17% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Convergys	Sergeant Bluff	152	Layoff	2017-07-24
Convergys	Sergeant Bluff	152		2017-07-24
adidas Group	Cedar Rapids	98	Closure	2017-07-27
Adidas America	Cedar Rapids	98		2017-07-27
New Link Genetics	Ames	39	Layoff	2017-07-28
New Link Genetics	Ames	39		2017-07-28
Wells Fargo	West Des Moines	7		2017-07-13
Wells Fargo	West Des Moines	7		2017-07-13

The largest notice was filed by Convergys at its Sergeant Bluff facility, reporting 152 affected workers. Convergys followed with 152 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Iowa labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.

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.