Employers in Iowa recorded 10 WARN Act notices in August 2018, covering approximately 148 workers — marking a decline from July and down 60% versus August 2017. The average filing covered 15 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 148 workers were affected across 10 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Polk | 4 | 66 |
| Woodbury | 2 | 60 |
| Fayette | 2 | 20 |
| Dubuque | 2 | 2 |
Polk felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 45% of all affected workers with 66 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sioux City | 2 | 60 |
| West Des Moines | 2 | 50 |
| Oelwein | 2 | 20 |
| Johnston | 2 | 16 |
| Asbury | 1 | 1 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 40 |
| Layoff | 2 | 26 |
Closures accounted for 27% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US. Foods | Sioux City | 30 | Closure | 2018-08-07 |
| US. Foods | Sioux City | 30 | 2018-08-07 | |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 25 | Layoff | 2018-08-23 |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 25 | 2018-08-23 | |
| Humach, LLC | Oelwein | 10 | Closure | 2018-08-01 |
| Humach, LLC | Oelwein | 10 | 2018-08-01 | |
| Pioneer Hi-Bred International | Johnston | 8 | 2018-08-27 | |
| Pioneer Hi-Bred International | Johnston | 8 | 2018-08-27 | |
| Luther Manor - Grand Meadows | Asbury | 1 | Layoff | 2018-08-02 |
| Luther Manor - Grand Meadows | Dubuque | 1 | 2018-08-02 |
Leading the list was US. Foods at its Sioux City facility, reporting 30 affected workers. US. Foods followed with 30 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The filings reflect a easing in workforce disruptions across Iowa, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
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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