Employers in Nebraska filed 6 WARN Act notices in September 2017, impacting roughly 278 workers — representing a pullback from August and down 55% versus September 2016. The average filing covered 46 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Nebraska this month. A total of 278 workers were affected across 6 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas | 4 | 270 |
| Gage | 2 | 8 |
Douglas saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 97% of all affected workers with 270 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Omaha | 4 | 270 |
| Beatrice | 2 | 8 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 137 |
| Layoff | 1 | 2 |
Closures accounted for 49% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Red Cross | Omaha | 133 | Closure | 2017-09-29 |
| American Red Cross | Omaha | 133 | 2017-09-29 | |
| Rent A Center | Beatrice | 4 | Closure | 2017-09-27 |
| Rent A Center | Beatrice | 4 | 2017-09-27 | |
| Together | Omaha | 2 | Layoff | 2017-09-30 |
| Together | Omaha | 2 | 2017-09-30 |
The single largest action involved American Red Cross at its Omaha facility, reporting 133 affected workers. American Red Cross followed with 133 workers.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Nebraska, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Nebraska. 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 Nebraska WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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