Iowa Layoffs — December 2017

Employers in Iowa recorded 6 WARN Act notices in December 2017, covering approximately 178 workers — marking a decline from November and down 90% versus December 2016. The average filing covered 30 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 178 workers were affected across 6 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Union	2	106
Pocahontas	2	72

Union was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 60% of all affected workers with 106 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Creston	2	106
Laurens	2	72
Purchase dataset for city details	2	0

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	1	53
Layoff	1	36

Closures accounted for 30% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
CHS, Inc	Creston	53	Closure	2017-12-01
CHS Inc	Creston	53		2017-12-01
Link Snacks, Inc	Laurens	36	Layoff	2017-12-08
Link Snacks, Inc	Laurens	36		2017-12-08
CHS Inc	Purchase dataset for city details	N/A		2017-12-01
Link Snacks, Inc	Purchase dataset for city details	N/A		2017-12-08

Leading the list was CHS, Inc at its Creston facility, reporting 53 affected workers. CHS Inc followed with 53 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

The filings reflect a easing in workforce disruptions across Iowa, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.

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.