Employers in Kansas filed 9 WARN Act notices in November 2017, impacting roughly 544 workers — representing a notable rise over October and up 211% versus November 2016. The average filing covered 60 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 3 | 126 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 25 |
| Education | 1 | 3 |
The Information & Technology sector led the way in workforce reductions with 126 workers across 3 notices. In a parallel development, Manufacturing reported 25 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Shawnee | 1 | 170 |
| Johnson | 1 | 63 |
Shawnee bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 31% of all affected workers with 170 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Topeka | 1 | 170 |
| 2 - Workforce Investment Area | 1 | 170 |
| Lenexa | 1 | 63 |
| 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 1 | 63 |
| 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 1 | 50 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payless Shoesource | Topeka | 170 | 2017-11-16 | |
| Payless Shoesource | 2 - Workforce Investment Area | 170 | 2017-11-16 | |
| Digital Ally, Inc | Lenexa | 63 | 2017-11-17 | |
| Digital Ally, Inc | 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 63 | 2017-11-17 | |
| Golden Corral | 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 50 | 2017-11-02 | |
| Lee Aerospace | 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 25 | 2017-11-06 | |
| Freedom Road Truck Driving Academy | 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 3 | 2017-11-08 | |
| Payless Shoesource | N/A | Layoff | 2017-11-16 | |
| Digital Ally, Inc | N/A | Layoff | 2017-11-17 |
The single largest action involved Payless Shoesource at its Topeka facility, reporting 170 affected workers. Payless Shoesource followed with 170 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Information & Technology sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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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