Employers in Kansas submitted 4 WARN Act notices in February 2021, putting at risk an estimated 915 workers — up substantially from January and up 102% versus February 2020. The average filing covered 229 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 915 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 3 | 868 |
| Sherman | 1 | 47 |
Johnson absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 95% of all affected workers with 868 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Mission | 3 | 868 |
| Goodland | 1 | 47 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waddell & Reed | Mission | 434 | 2021-02-26 | |
| Waddell & Reed | Mission | 434 | 2021-02-26 | |
| Northern Sun | Goodland | 47 | 2021-02-03 | |
| Waddell & Reed | Mission | N/A | Layoff | 2021-02-26 |
Topping the list was Waddell & Reed at its Mission facility, reporting 434 affected workers. Waddell & Reed followed with 434 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Kansas. 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 Kansas WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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