Employers in Kansas logged 11 WARN Act notices in October 2018, involving roughly 1,530 workers — climbing above September and up 220% versus October 2017. The average filing covered 139 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 3 | 654 |
The Healthcare sector dominated layoff filings with 654 workers across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 2 | 408 |
| Bourbon | 1 | 327 |
Johnson saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 27% of all affected workers with 408 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 2 | 408 |
| 5 - Workforce Investment Area V | 2 | 337 |
| Fort Scott | 1 | 327 |
| Overland Park | 1 | 287 |
| Olathe | 1 | 121 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Health Kansas Communities, Inc., d/b/a Mercy | Fort Scott | 327 | 2018-10-26 | |
| Mercy Health Kansas Communities, Inc., d/b/a Mercy | 5 - Workforce Investment Area V | 327 | 2018-10-26 | |
| Anthem | Overland Park | 287 | 2018-10-18 | |
| Anthem | 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 287 | 2018-10-18 | |
| Pacific Sunwear of California, LLC | Olathe | 121 | 2018-10-23 | |
| Pacific Sunwear of California, LLC | 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 121 | 2018-10-23 | |
| Kmart | 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 50 | 2018-10-15 | |
| Long John Silver's | 5 - Workforce Investment Area V | 10 | 2018-10-26 | |
| Anthem | N/A | Layoff | 2018-10-18 | |
| Pacific Sunwear of California, LLC | N/A | Layoff | 2018-10-23 | |
| Mercy Health Kansas Communities, Inc., d/b/a Mercy | N/A | Layoff | 2018-10-26 |
The biggest impact was at Mercy Health Kansas Communities, Inc., d/b/a Mercy at its Fort Scott facility, reporting 327 affected workers. Mercy Health Kansas Communities, Inc., d/b/a Mercy followed with 327 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare 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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