Employers in Kansas recorded 11 WARN Act notices in May 2018, covering approximately 331 workers — marking a decline from April and down 23% versus May 2017. The average filing covered 30 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 331 workers were affected across 11 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 3 | 153 |
Johnson saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 46% of all affected workers with 153 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 3 | 153 |
| Overland Park | 1 | 59 |
| Lenexa | 1 | 51 |
| Olathe | 1 | 43 |
| 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 2 | 25 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint | Overland Park | 59 | 2018-05-25 | |
| Sprint Corporation | 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 59 | 2018-05-25 | |
| Dean & Deluca | Lenexa | 51 | 2018-05-10 | |
| Dean & Deluca | 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 51 | 2018-05-10 | |
| Premiere Global Services, Inc | Olathe | 43 | 2018-05-21 | |
| Premiere Global Services, Inc | 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 43 | 2018-05-21 | |
| Pace Analytical Services | 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 14 | 2018-05-25 | |
| Pace Analytical Services, LLC | 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 11 | 2018-05-25 | |
| Dean & Deluca | N/A | Layoff | 2018-05-10 | |
| Premiere Global Services, Inc | N/A | Layoff | 2018-05-21 | |
| Sprint | N/A | Layoff | 2018-05-25 |
Leading the list was Sprint at its Overland Park facility, reporting 59 affected workers. Sprint Corporation followed with 59 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The filings reflect a easing in workforce disruptions across Kansas, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
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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