Employers in Kansas recorded 10 WARN Act notices in September 2017, covering approximately 544 workers — marking a sharp increase from August and up 25% versus September 2016. The average filing covered 54 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 544 workers were affected across 10 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 4 | 203 |
| Reno | 1 | 137 |
Johnson felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 37% of all affected workers with 203 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Overland Park | 4 | 203 |
| 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 2 | 173 |
| Hutchinson | 1 | 137 |
| 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 1 | 31 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siemens | Hutchinson | 137 | 2017-09-01 | |
| Siemens | 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 137 | 2017-09-01 | |
| Central Credit Services LLC | Overland Park | 86 | 2017-09-01 | |
| Central Credit Services LLC | Overland Park | 86 | 2017-09-01 | |
| Daymon Worldwide | 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 36 | 2017-09-11 | |
| People's Inc | Overland Park | 31 | 2017-09-18 | |
| People's Inc | 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 31 | 2017-09-18 | |
| Siemens | N/A | Layoff | 2017-09-01 | |
| Central Credit Services LLC | Overland Park | N/A | Layoff | 2017-09-01 |
| People's Inc | N/A | Layoff | 2017-09-18 |
Leading the list was Siemens at its Hutchinson facility, reporting 137 affected workers. Siemens followed with 137 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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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