Employers in Nebraska logged 28 WARN Act notices in August 2018, involving roughly 1,940 workers — climbing above July and up 204% versus August 2017. The average filing covered 69 workers, with 14 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 2 | 16 |
The Retail sector dominated layoff filings with 16 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas | 4 | 662 |
| Nemaha | 2 | 388 |
| Hall | 4 | 250 |
| Lancaster | 6 | 206 |
| Buffalo | 4 | 160 |
Douglas felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 34% of all affected workers with 662 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Omaha | 4 | 662 |
| Auburn | 2 | 388 |
| Grand Island | 4 | 250 |
| Lincoln | 6 | 206 |
| Kearney | 4 | 160 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 14 | 970 |
Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariens | Auburn | 194 | Closure | 2018-08-17 |
| Ariens | Auburn | 194 | 2018-08-17 | |
| Younkers | Omaha | 190 | Closure | 2018-08-31 |
| Younkers | Omaha | 190 | 2018-08-31 | |
| Younkers | Omaha | 141 | Closure | 2018-08-31 |
| Younkers | Omaha | 141 | 2018-08-31 | |
| Younkers | Lincoln | 90 | Closure | 2018-08-31 |
| Younkers | Lincoln | 90 | 2018-08-31 | |
| Herbergers | Kearney | 80 | Closure | 2018-08-31 |
| Younkers | Grand Island | 80 | Closure | 2018-08-31 |
| Younkers | Grand Island | 80 | 2018-08-31 | |
| Herbergers | Kearney | 80 | 2018-08-31 | |
| Herbergers | Scottsbluff | 55 | Closure | 2018-08-31 |
| Herbergers | Scottsbluff | 55 | 2018-08-31 | |
| Herbergers | North Platte | 47 | Closure | 2018-08-31 |
The biggest impact was at Ariens at its Auburn facility, reporting 194 affected workers. Ariens followed with 194 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Nebraska 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 Nebraska. 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 Nebraska WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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