Employers in Iowa submitted 10 WARN Act notices in November 2018, putting at risk an estimated 1,042 workers — up substantially from October and up 120% versus November 2017. The average filing covered 104 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 1,042 workers were affected across 10 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Polk | 8 | 1,042 |
Polk absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 1,042 workers across 8 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| West Des Moines | 6 | 972 |
| Johnston | 2 | 70 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 2 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 470 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 418 | Layoff | 2018-11-15 |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 418 | 2018-11-15 | |
| Equifax, Inc | West Des Moines | 52 | Layoff | 2018-11-14 |
| Equifax | West Des Moines | 52 | 2018-11-14 | |
| Pioneer Hi-Bred International | Johnston | 35 | 2018-11-30 | |
| Pioneer Hi-Bred International | Johnston | 35 | 2018-11-30 | |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 16 | 2018-11-30 | |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 16 | 2018-11-30 | |
| Pioneer Hi-Bred International | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2018-11-30 | |
| Wells Fargo | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2018-11-30 |
Topping the list was Wells Fargo at its West Des Moines facility, reporting 418 affected workers. Wells Fargo followed with 418 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Iowa labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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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