Employers in Nebraska recorded 11 WARN Act notices in July 2020, covering approximately 640 workers — marking a sharp increase from June and up 721% versus July 2019. The average filing covered 58 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 2 | 134 |
| Retail | 1 | 84 |
The Transportation sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 134 workers across 2 notices. At the same time, Retail reported 84 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas | 3 | 172 |
| Frontier | 1 | 20 |
Douglas was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 27% of all affected workers with 172 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Purchase dataset for city details | 5 | 310 |
| Omaha | 3 | 172 |
| Omaha Midtown | 1 | 71 |
| Omaha - Giles Road | 1 | 67 |
| Eustis | 1 | 20 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 20 |
Closures accounted for 3% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specialty Retailers, Inc. (Gordman's) | Omaha | 84 | 2020-07-02 | |
| Gordmans | Purchase dataset for city details | 84 | 2020-07-02 | |
| Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Corp | Omaha Midtown | 71 | 2020-07-09 | |
| Alamo Drafthouse Cinema | Purchase dataset for city details | 71 | 2020-07-09 | |
| XPO Logistics Supply Chain - Revision | Omaha - Giles Road | 67 | 2020-07-20 | |
| XPO Logistics | Purchase dataset for city details | 67 | 2020-07-20 | |
| Travel and Transport | Omaha | 49 | 2020-07-23 | |
| Travel and Transport | Purchase dataset for city details | 49 | 2020-07-23 | |
| Hilton - Omaha | Omaha | 39 | 2020-07-17 | |
| Hilton | Purchase dataset for city details | 39 | 2020-07-17 | |
| The Village PieMaker/Hugeo VPM LLC | Eustis | 20 | Closure | 2020-07-22 |
Leading the list was Specialty Retailers, Inc. (Gordman's) at its Omaha facility, reporting 84 affected workers. Gordmans followed with 84 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Nebraska labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation 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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