Employers in Kansas logged 12 WARN Act notices in December 2019, involving roughly 373 workers — climbing above November and up 145% versus December 2018. The average filing covered 31 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 2 | 4 |
The Retail sector dominated layoff filings with 4 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 1 | 99 |
Johnson absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 27% of all affected workers with 99 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 2 | 164 |
| Overland Park | 1 | 99 |
| 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 1 | 99 |
| 5 - Workforce Investment Area V | 2 | 6 |
| 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 1 | 5 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Atlas Group | 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 110 | 2019-12-27 | |
| Home Credit US, LLC | Overland Park | 99 | 2019-12-02 | |
| Home Credit US, LLC | 3 - Workforce Investment Area III | 99 | 2019-12-02 | |
| Cox Machine | 4 - Workforce Investment Area | 54 | 2019-12-27 | |
| Cato Fashions | 1 - Workforce Investment Area I | 5 | 2019-12-02 | |
| Ellen Plumb Bookstore | 5 - Workforce Investment Area V | 4 | 2019-12-19 | |
| Gun Den | 5 - Workforce Investment Area V | 2 | 2019-12-19 | |
| Home Credit US, LLC | N/A | Layoff | 2019-12-02 | |
| Cato Fashions | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-12-02 | |
| Home Credit US, LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-12-02 | |
| Ellen Plumb Bookstore | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-12-19 | |
| Gun Den | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-12-19 |
The biggest impact was at The Atlas Group at its 4 - Workforce Investment Area facility, reporting 110 affected workers. Home Credit US, LLC followed with 99 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. 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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