Employers in Nebraska posted 14 WARN Act notices in October 2018, affecting an estimated 271 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to September and up 8% versus October 2017. The average filing covered 19 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Nebraska this month. A total of 271 workers were affected across 14 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lancaster | 3 | 155 |
| Scotts Bluff | 1 | 68 |
| Hall | 2 | 24 |
| Gage | 2 | 8 |
| Madison | 2 | 6 |
Lancaster bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 57% of all affected workers with 155 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | 3 | 155 |
| Morrill | 1 | 68 |
| Grand Island | 2 | 24 |
| Beatrice | 2 | 8 |
| O'Neill | 2 | 6 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 4 | 17 |
| Layoff | 2 | 7 |
Closures accounted for 6% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital One | Lincoln | 155 | 2018-10-02 | |
| Union Pacific | Morrill | 68 | 2018-10-11 | |
| Lewis Greenscape | Grand Island | 12 | Closure | 2018-10-27 |
| Lewis Greenscape | Grand Island | 12 | 2018-10-27 | |
| Heartland Foods | Beatrice | 4 | Layoff | 2018-10-27 |
| Heartland Foods | Beatrice | 4 | 2018-10-27 | |
| Jason Sears Flooring | O'Neill | 3 | Closure | 2018-10-01 |
| Jason Sears Flooring | O'Neill | 3 | 2018-10-01 | |
| Crafts Inc | Norfolk | 3 | Layoff | 2018-10-02 |
| Crafts Inc | Norfolk | 3 | 2018-10-02 | |
| The Donut Shop | Omaha | 2 | Closure | 2018-10-31 |
| The Donut Shop | Omaha | 2 | 2018-10-31 | |
| Five Guys | Lincoln | N/A | Closure | 2018-10-31 |
| Five Guys | Lincoln | N/A | 2018-10-31 |
The largest notice was filed by Capital One at its Lincoln facility, reporting 155 affected workers. Union Pacific followed with 68 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Nebraska labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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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