Employers in Kansas submitted 5 WARN Act notices in August 2018, putting at risk an estimated 207 workers — up substantially from July and up 5% versus August 2017. The average filing covered 41 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 1 | 13 |
The Information & Technology sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 13 workers across 1 notice.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Ft. Riley | 1 | 74 |
| 2 - Workforce Investment Area | 1 | 74 |
| 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 1 | 46 |
| 5 - Workforce Investment Area V | 1 | 13 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Csra | Ft. Riley | 74 | 2018-08-01 | |
| Csra | 2 - Workforce Investment Area | 74 | 2018-08-01 | |
| Bombardier Learjet | 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 46 | 2018-08-03 | |
| Kansa Technology | 5 - Workforce Investment Area V | 13 | 2018-08-13 | |
| Csra | N/A | Layoff | 2018-08-01 |
Topping the list was Csra at its Ft. Riley facility, reporting 74 affected workers. Csra followed with 74 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Information & Technology 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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