Employers in Iowa posted 9 WARN Act notices in January 2020, affecting an estimated 188 workers — reflecting a cooling compared to December and down 29% versus January 2019. The average filing covered 21 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 2 | 77 |
The Healthcare sector saw the heaviest impact with 77 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cerro Gordo | 1 | 77 |
| Black Hawk | 1 | 73 |
| Dubuque | 1 | 28 |
| Jasper | 1 | 10 |
Cerro Gordo absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 41% of all affected workers with 77 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Mason City | 1 | 77 |
| Cedar Falls | 1 | 73 |
| Dubuque | 1 | 28 |
| Newton | 1 | 10 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 5 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 115 |
| Closure | 1 | 73 |
Closures accounted for 39% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Health Corporation | Mason City | 77 | Layoff | 2020-01-28 |
| HyPro Incorporated | Cedar Falls | 73 | Closure | 2020-01-28 |
| McGraw Hill | Dubuque | 28 | Layoff | 2020-01-08 |
| TPI Composites | Newton | 10 | Layoff | 2020-01-23 |
| Sorenson Communications, LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-01-08 | |
| McGraw Hill | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-01-08 | |
| TPI Composites | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-01-23 | |
| Trinity Health Corporation | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-01-28 | |
| HyPro Incorporated | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-01-28 |
The largest notice was filed by Trinity Health Corporation at its Mason City facility, reporting 77 affected workers. HyPro Incorporated followed with 73 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The trends suggest a easing in workforce disruptions across Iowa, 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 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.
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