Iowa Layoffs — September 2019

Employers in Iowa logged 8 WARN Act notices in September 2019, involving roughly 476 workers — climbing above August and down 8% versus September 2018. The average filing covered 60 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 476 workers were affected across 8 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Clayton	2	180
Johnson	2	160
Cerro Gordo	2	96
Polk	2	40

Clayton saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 38% of all affected workers with 180 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Clayton	2	180
Iowa City	2	160
Mason City	2	96
Des Moines	2	40

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	2	170
Closure	2	68

Closures accounted for 14% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Pattison Sand Company, LLC	Clayton	90	Layoff	2019-09-16
Pattison Sand Company, LLC	Clayton	90		2019-09-16
ACT, Inc	Iowa City	80	Layoff	2019-09-05
ACT, Inc	Iowa City	80		2019-09-05
Best Buy	Mason City	48	Closure	2019-09-16
Best Buy	Mason City	48		2019-09-16
Nestle' USA, Inc	Des Moines	20	Closure	2019-09-02
Nestle	Des Moines	20		2019-09-02

The biggest impact was at Pattison Sand Company, LLC at its Clayton facility, reporting 90 affected workers. Pattison Sand Company, LLC followed with 90 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

This data points to a mixed picture for Iowa's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.

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.