Iowa Layoffs — November 2020

Employers in Iowa logged 4 WARN Act notices in November 2020, involving roughly 212 workers — falling below October and down 71% versus November 2019. The average filing covered 53 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

4
Notices Filed
212
Workers Affected
53
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Iowa this month. A total of 212 workers were affected across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Scott2142
Carroll270

Scott absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 67% of all affected workers with 142 workers across 2 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Davenport2142
Carroll270

Layoff Type Analysis

TypeNoticesWorkers
Layoff2106

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
SodexoDavenport71Layoff2020-11-06
SodexoDavenport712020-11-06
American Home Sheild CorpCarroll35Layoff2020-11-12
American Home Sheild CorpCarroll352020-11-12

The biggest impact was at Sodexo at its Davenport facility, reporting 71 affected workers. Sodexo followed with 71 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This data points to a mixed picture for Iowa's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.

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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