Employers in Nebraska filed 15 WARN Act notices in March 2020, impacting roughly 1,979 workers — representing a notable rise over February and up 405% versus March 2019. The average filing covered 132 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & Food | 2 | 224 |
The Accommodation & Food sector led the way in workforce reductions with 224 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sarpy | 2 | 174 |
| Lancaster | 2 | 98 |
| Buffalo | 1 | 27 |
| Phelps | 1 | 20 |
| Douglas | 1 | 20 |
Sarpy felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 9% of all affected workers with 174 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Purchase dataset for city details | 4 | 798 |
| Omaha Fulfillment Center | 1 | 512 |
| La Vista | 2 | 174 |
| Omaha-West Dodge Road | 1 | 131 |
| Graduate Hotel - Lincoln | 1 | 112 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 218 |
| Layoff | 5 | 165 |
Closures accounted for 11% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hy-Vee, Inc | Omaha Fulfillment Center | 512 | 2020-03-05 | |
| Hy-Vee, Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | 512 | 2020-03-05 | |
| Hayneedle, Inc | Omaha-West Dodge Road | 131 | Closure | 2020-03-27 |
| Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Corp | La Vista | 119 | 2020-03-16 | |
| Alamo Drafthouse Cinema | Purchase dataset for city details | 119 | 2020-03-16 | |
| Collegiate Hotel Group (Graduate Hotel) | Graduate Hotel - Lincoln | 112 | 2020-03-23 | |
| Collegiate Hotel Group (Graduate Hotel) | Purchase dataset for city details | 112 | 2020-03-23 | |
| Hayneedle, Inc | Omaha-Chalco Valley Parkway | 87 | Closure | 2020-03-27 |
| Packers Sanitation Services Inc | Lincoln | 58 | Layoff | 2020-03-08 |
| Hooters of America, LLC | La Vista | 55 | 2020-03-23 | |
| Hooters | Purchase dataset for city details | 55 | 2020-03-23 | |
| Talent Plus Inc | Lincoln | 40 | Layoff | 2020-03-30 |
| Ruby Tuesday | Kearney | 27 | Layoff | 2020-03-31 |
| Allmand Brothers | Holdrege | 20 | Layoff | 2020-03-27 |
| Forno Omaha | Omaha | 20 | Layoff | 2020-03-31 |
The single largest action involved Hy-Vee, Inc at its Omaha Fulfillment Center facility, reporting 512 affected workers. Hy-Vee, Inc followed with 512 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Nebraska labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Accommodation & Food sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Nebraska. 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 Nebraska WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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