Employers in Iowa reported 15 WARN Act notices in June 2018, displacing an estimated 509 workers — signaling an acceleration from May and up 55% versus June 2017. The average filing covered 34 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 509 workers were affected across 15 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Polk | 8 | 372 |
| Johnson | 3 | 69 |
| Delaware | 2 | 40 |
| Scott | 2 | 28 |
Polk absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 73% of all affected workers with 372 workers across 8 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Urbandale | 2 | 232 |
| Des Moines | 4 | 124 |
| Iowa City | 3 | 69 |
| Dyersville | 2 | 40 |
| Davenport | 2 | 28 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 162 |
| Layoff | 3 | 73 |
Closures accounted for 32% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citigroup, Inc | Urbandale | 116 | Closure | 2018-06-29 |
| Citigroup | Urbandale | 116 | 2018-06-29 | |
| French Way Cleaners and Furriers, Inc | Des Moines | 32 | Closure | 2018-06-20 |
| French Way Cleaners and Furriers, Inc | Des Moines | 32 | 2018-06-20 | |
| Wellmark, Inc | Des Moines | 30 | Layoff | 2018-06-01 |
| Wellmark, Inc | Des Moines | 30 | 2018-06-01 | |
| eiber | Iowa City | 23 | Layoff | 2018-06-26 |
| ACT, Inc | Iowa City | 23 | 2018-06-26 | |
| eiber | Iowa City | 23 | 2018-06-26 | |
| NuWorld Foods | Dyersville | 20 | Layoff | 2018-06-11 |
| NuWorld Foods | Dyersville | 20 | 2018-06-11 | |
| Salon Luce, LC | Davenport | 14 | Closure | 2018-06-18 |
| Salon Luce, LC | Davenport | 14 | 2018-06-18 | |
| Pioneer Hi-Bred International | Johnston | 8 | 2018-06-28 | |
| Pioneer Hi-Bred International | Johnston | 8 | 2018-06-28 |
The most significant filing came from Citigroup, Inc at its Urbandale facility, reporting 116 affected workers. Citigroup followed with 116 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Iowa labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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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