Employers in Kansas reported 5 WARN Act notices in November 2019, displacing an estimated 50 workers — signaling a deceleration from October and down 88% versus November 2018. The average filing covered 10 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 50 workers were affected across 5 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wyandotte | 1 | 10 |
Wyandotte bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 20% of all affected workers with 10 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 1 | 18 |
| 5 - Workforce Investment Area V | 1 | 12 |
| Kansas City | 1 | 10 |
| 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 1 | 10 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuller Industries | 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 18 | 2019-11-22 | |
| Reed Sales | 5 - Workforce Investment Area V | 12 | 2019-11-19 | |
| Cerner | Kansas City | 10 | 2019-11-12 | |
| Cerner | 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 10 | 2019-11-12 | |
| Cerner | N/A | Layoff | 2019-11-12 |
The most significant filing came from Fuller Industries at its 1 - Workforce Investment Area I facility, reporting 18 affected workers. Reed Sales followed with 12 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The numbers illustrate a easing in workforce disruptions across Kansas, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
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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