Employers in Kansas submitted 12 WARN Act notices in October 2019, putting at risk an estimated 542 workers — down from September and down 65% versus October 2018. The average filing covered 45 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 1 | 1 |
The Healthcare sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 1 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Harvey | 3 | 202 |
| Johnson | 1 | 66 |
| Sedgwick | 1 | 19 |
Harvey saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 37% of all affected workers with 202 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 2 | 216 |
| Newton | 3 | 202 |
| Lenexa | 1 | 66 |
| 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 2 | 38 |
| Wichita | 1 | 19 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owens Corning | 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 150 | 2019-10-21 | |
| Lippert Componenets, Inc | Newton | 101 | 2019-10-09 | |
| Lippert Componenets, Inc | Newton | 101 | 2019-10-09 | |
| Cowley Distributing, Inc | Lenexa | 66 | 2019-10-29 | |
| Cowley Distributing, Inc | 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 66 | 2019-10-29 | |
| Cowley Distributing, Inc | Wichita | 19 | 2019-10-29 | |
| Cowley Distributing, Inc | 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 19 | 2019-10-29 | |
| Susan B Allen | 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 19 | 2019-10-30 | |
| Flint Hills Community Health Center | 5 - Workforce Investment Area V | 1 | 2019-10-01 | |
| Lippert Componenets, Inc | Newton | N/A | Layoff | 2019-10-09 |
| Cowley Distributing, Inc | N/A | Layoff | 2019-10-29 | |
| Cowley Distributing, Inc | N/A | Layoff | 2019-10-29 |
Topping the list was Owens Corning at its 3 - Workforce Investment Area III facility, reporting 150 affected workers. Lippert Componenets, Inc followed with 101 workers.
These figures highlight a easing in workforce disruptions across Kansas, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Healthcare 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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