Employers in Nebraska logged 47 WARN Act notices in December 2017, involving roughly 611 workers — climbing above November and up 7% versus December 2016. The average filing covered 13 workers, with 15 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Education | 3 | 16 |
| Accommodation & Food | 4 | 16 |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 12 |
| Utilities | 2 | 10 |
| Retail | 2 | 10 |
The Education sector dominated layoff filings with 16 workers across 3 notices. Meanwhile, Accommodation & Food reported 16 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Dakota | 3 | 189 |
| Lancaster | 8 | 108 |
| Box Butte | 2 | 100 |
| Scotts Bluff | 4 | 78 |
| Douglas | 7 | 42 |
Dakota was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 31% of all affected workers with 189 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| South Sioux City | 3 | 189 |
| Lincoln | 8 | 108 |
| Alliance | 2 | 100 |
| Gering | 2 | 78 |
| Omaha | 7 | 42 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 15 | 256 |
| Layoff | 4 | 18 |
Closures accounted for 42% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chs | South Sioux City | 63 | Closure | 2017-12-18 |
| Chs | South Sioux City | 63 | 2017-12-18 | |
| Chs | South Sioux City | 63 | 2017-12-19 | |
| Good Samaritan Society | Alliance | 50 | Closure | 2017-12-31 |
| Good Samaritan Society | Alliance | 50 | 2017-12-31 | |
| Progress Rail | Gering | 39 | Closure | 2017-12-31 |
| Progress Rail | Gering | 39 | 2017-12-31 | |
| Bread & Cup | Lincoln | 30 | Closure | 2017-12-10 |
| Bread & Cup | Lincoln | 30 | 2017-12-10 | |
| Cottonwood | Lincoln | 15 | Closure | 2017-12-23 |
| Cottonwood | Lincoln | 15 | 2017-12-23 | |
| Charming Charlie | Papillion | 15 | Closure | 2017-12-24 |
| Charming Charlie | Papillion | 15 | 2017-12-24 | |
| Union Tank Car | Omaha | 12 | Closure | 2017-12-29 |
| Union Tank Car | Omaha | 12 | 2017-12-29 |
The biggest impact was at Chs at its South Sioux City facility, reporting 63 affected workers. Chs followed with 63 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Nebraska labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Education sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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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