Employers in Kansas posted 8 WARN Act notices in October 2017, affecting an estimated 478 workers — reflecting a cooling compared to September and up 546% versus October 2016. The average filing covered 60 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 478 workers were affected across 8 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Nemaha | 1 | 170 |
| Sedgwick | 1 | 66 |
Nemaha saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 36% of all affected workers with 170 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Seneca | 1 | 170 |
| 2 - Workforce Investment Area | 1 | 170 |
| 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 2 | 69 |
| Wichita | 1 | 66 |
| 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 1 | 3 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKF USA Inc | Seneca | 170 | 2017-10-24 | |
| SKF USA Inc | 2 - Workforce Investment Area | 170 | 2017-10-24 | |
| At&T | Wichita | 66 | 2017-10-02 | |
| At&T | 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 66 | 2017-10-02 | |
| Arconic | 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 3 | 2017-10-25 | |
| Schofield Corporate | 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 3 | 2017-10-26 | |
| At&T | N/A | Layoff | 2017-10-02 | |
| SKF USA Inc | N/A | Layoff | 2017-10-24 |
The largest notice was filed by SKF USA Inc at its Seneca facility, reporting 170 affected workers. SKF USA Inc followed with 170 workers.
The trends suggest a mixed picture for Kansas's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.
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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