Employers in Kansas filed 12 WARN Act notices in March 2019, impacting roughly 670 workers — representing a notable rise over February and down 29% versus March 2018. The average filing covered 56 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 3 | 72 |
The Retail sector led the way in workforce reductions with 72 workers across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 2 | 271 |
| Seward | 1 | 72 |
Johnson was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 40% of all affected workers with 271 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Olathe | 1 | 179 |
| 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 1 | 179 |
| 2 - Workforce Investment Area | 1 | 120 |
| Edgerton | 1 | 92 |
| Liberal | 1 | 72 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concentrix CVG Corporation | Olathe | 179 | 2019-03-25 | |
| Concentrix | 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 179 | 2019-03-25 | |
| Fargo | 2 - Workforce Investment Area | 120 | 2019-03-22 | |
| NWI Kansas City LLC | Edgerton | 92 | 2019-03-19 | |
| Walmart | Liberal | 72 | 2019-03-20 | |
| Oswego Home Place Senior Living | 5 - Workforce Investment Area V | 22 | 2019-03-21 | |
| NuWa Industries | 5 - Workforce Investment Area V | 6 | 2019-03-25 | |
| NWI Kansas City LLC | N/A | Layoff | 2019-03-19 | |
| NWI Kansas City LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-03-19 | |
| Walmart | N/A | Layoff | 2019-03-20 | |
| Walmart | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-03-20 | |
| Concentrix CVG Corporation | N/A | Layoff | 2019-03-25 |
The single largest action involved Concentrix CVG Corporation at its Olathe facility, reporting 179 affected workers. Concentrix followed with 179 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The data underscores a mixed picture for Kansas's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Retail 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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