Employers in Iowa logged 13 WARN Act notices in November 2017, involving roughly 474 workers — falling below October and up 41% versus November 2016. The average filing covered 36 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 474 workers were affected across 13 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Polk | 6 | 174 |
| Sioux | 2 | 166 |
| Story | 2 | 132 |
| Linn | 2 | 2 |
Polk absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 37% of all affected workers with 174 workers across 6 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Ireton | 2 | 166 |
| Nevada | 2 | 132 |
| Des Moines | 4 | 118 |
| West Des Moines | 2 | 56 |
| Cedar Rapids | 2 | 2 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 5 | 236 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICON Ag & Turf | Ireton | 83 | Layoff | 2017-11-02 |
| ICON Ag & Turf | Ireton | 83 | 2017-11-02 | |
| DuPont | Nevada | 66 | Layoff | 2017-11-02 |
| DuPont | Nevada | 66 | 2017-11-02 | |
| Easter Seals Iowa | Des Moines | 33 | Layoff | 2017-11-17 |
| Easter Seals Iowa | Des Moines | 33 | 2017-11-17 | |
| Telligen, Inc | West Des Moines | 28 | Layoff | 2017-11-30 |
| Telligen, Inc | West Des Moines | 28 | 2017-11-30 | |
| Community Support Advocates | Des Moines | 26 | Layoff | 2017-11-16 |
| Community Support Advocates | Des Moines | 26 | 2017-11-16 | |
| Rockwell Collins | Cedar Rapids | 1 | 2017-11-17 | |
| Rockwell Collins | Cedar Rapids | 1 | 2017-11-17 | |
| Telligen, Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2017-11-30 |
The biggest impact was at ICON Ag & Turf at its Ireton facility, reporting 83 affected workers. ICON Ag & Turf followed with 83 workers.
This data points to a mixed picture for Iowa's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.
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.
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