Employers in Iowa reported 12 WARN Act notices in August 2019, displacing an estimated 174 workers — signaling a deceleration from July and up 18% versus August 2018. The average filing covered 14 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 2 | 54 |
The Healthcare sector topped the list of affected industries with 54 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Polk | 6 | 60 |
| Linn | 2 | 58 |
| Scott | 2 | 54 |
| Clinton | 2 | 2 |
Polk felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 34% of all affected workers with 60 workers across 6 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids | 2 | 58 |
| Davenport | 2 | 54 |
| Des Moines | 2 | 52 |
| West Des Moines | 4 | 8 |
| Camanche | 2 | 2 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 55 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gazette Communications - Color Web Printers, Inc | Cedar Rapids | 29 | Layoff | 2019-08-20 |
| Gazette Communications - Color Web Printers, Inc | Cedar Rapids | 29 | 2019-08-20 | |
| UnitedHealthcare Community & State | Davenport | 27 | 2019-08-02 | |
| UnitedHealthcare Community & State | Davenport | 27 | 2019-08-02 | |
| Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC | Des Moines | 26 | Layoff | 2019-08-14 |
| Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC | Des Moines | 26 | 2019-08-14 | |
| MetLife | West Des Moines | 3 | 2019-08-20 | |
| MetLife | West Des Moines | 3 | 2019-08-20 | |
| MetLife | West Des Moines | 1 | 2019-08-08 | |
| MetLife | West Des Moines | 1 | 2019-08-08 | |
| TMK IPSCO - IPSCO Tubulars, Inc | Camanche | 1 | 2019-08-19 | |
| TMK IPSCO - IPSCO Tubulars, Inc | Camanche | 1 | 2019-08-19 |
The most significant filing came from Gazette Communications - Color Web Printers, Inc at its Cedar Rapids facility, reporting 29 affected workers. Gazette Communications - Color Web Printers, Inc followed with 29 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The numbers illustrate a mixed picture for Iowa's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Healthcare sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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.
Get weekly layoff reports in your inbox
Free weekly digest of WARN Act filings and analysis.
