Employers in Iowa logged 16 WARN Act notices in May 2020, involving roughly 2,106 workers — climbing above April and up 39% versus May 2019. The average filing covered 132 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 4 | 842 |
| Accommodation & Food | 4 | 616 |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 416 |
The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 842 workers across 4 notices. Meanwhile, Accommodation & Food reported 616 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Dubuque | 4 | 768 |
| Delaware | 2 | 602 |
| Worth | 2 | 264 |
| Polk | 2 | 240 |
| Scott | 2 | 88 |
Dubuque bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 36% of all affected workers with 768 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 2 | 602 |
| Dubuque | 2 | 416 |
| Duquque | 2 | 352 |
| Northwood | 2 | 264 |
| Ankeny | 2 | 240 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 552 |
| Closure | 4 | 501 |
Closures accounted for 24% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exide Technologies | Manchester | 301 | Closure | 2020-05-19 |
| Exide Technologies | Manchester | 301 | 2020-05-19 | |
| Flexsteel Industries, Inc | Dubuque | 208 | Layoff | 2020-05-04 |
| Flexsteel Industries | Dubuque | 208 | 2020-05-04 | |
| Dubuque Diamond Jo Casino | Duquque | 176 | Layoff | 2020-05-22 |
| Dubuque Diamond Jo Casino | Duquque | 176 | 2020-05-22 | |
| Diamond Jo Worth Casino | Northwood | 132 | Layoff | 2020-05-22 |
| Diamond Jo Worth Casino | Northwood | 132 | 2020-05-22 | |
| Techniplas | Ankeny | 120 | Closure | 2020-05-07 |
| Techniplas | Ankeny | 120 | 2020-05-07 | |
| Copart | Eldridge | 44 | Closure | 2020-05-19 |
| Copart | Eldridge | 44 | 2020-05-19 | |
| Doerfer Corporation - TDS Automation | Waterloo | 36 | Layoff | 2020-05-11 |
| Doerfer Corporation - TDS Automation | Waterloo | 36 | 2020-05-11 | |
| POET DSM - Project LIBERTY, LLC | Emmetsburg | 36 | Closure | 2020-05-13 |
The biggest impact was at Exide Technologies at its Manchester facility, reporting 301 affected workers. Exide Technologies followed with 301 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Iowa labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Information & Technology 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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