Employers in Iowa logged 10 WARN Act notices in July 2018, involving roughly 220 workers — falling below June and down 63% versus July 2017. The average filing covered 22 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 2 | 29 |
| Retail | 1 | 3 |
The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 29 workers across 2 notices. Meanwhile, Retail reported 3 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Polk | 4 | 100 |
| Winnebago | 2 | 62 |
| Linn | 2 | 54 |
| Johnson | 2 | 4 |
Polk was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 45% of all affected workers with 100 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Des Moines | 4 | 100 |
| Forest City | 2 | 62 |
| Cedar Rapids | 2 | 54 |
| Coralville | 2 | 4 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 58 |
| Closure | 2 | 50 |
Closures accounted for 23% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sears Roebuck and Company | Des Moines | 47 | Closure | 2018-07-12 |
| Sears | Des Moines | 47 | 2018-07-12 | |
| Winnebago Industries | Forest City | 31 | Layoff | 2018-07-27 |
| Winnebago Industries | Forest City | 31 | 2018-07-27 | |
| Iowa Wireless/T-Mobile | Cedar Rapids | 27 | Layoff | 2018-07-02 |
| T-Mobile | Cedar Rapids | 27 | 2018-07-02 | |
| Sears Auto Store | Des Moines | 3 | Closure | 2018-07-12 |
| Sears | Des Moines | 3 | 2018-07-12 | |
| General Dynamics Information Technology | Coralville | 2 | 2018-07-18 | |
| General Dynamics | Coralville | 2 | 2018-07-18 |
The biggest impact was at Sears Roebuck and Company at its Des Moines facility, reporting 47 affected workers. Sears followed with 47 workers.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Iowa, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Information & Technology sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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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