Employers in Kansas filed 4 WARN Act notices in July 2018, impacting roughly 178 workers. The average filing covered 44 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 3 | 176 |
The Retail sector led the way in workforce reductions with 176 workers across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 1 | 88 |
Sedgwick absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 49% of all affected workers with 88 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 2 | 90 |
| Derby | 1 | 88 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walmart | Derby | 88 | 2018-07-09 | |
| Walmart | 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 88 | 2018-07-09 | |
| Heroux-Devtek/APPH | 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 2 | 2018-07-12 | |
| Walmart | N/A | Layoff | 2018-07-09 |
The single largest action involved Walmart at its Derby facility, reporting 88 affected workers. Walmart followed with 88 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Retail sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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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