Employers in Kansas logged 5 WARN Act notices in April 2021, involving roughly 452 workers — climbing above March and down 75% versus April 2020. The average filing covered 90 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Utilities | 1 | 0 |
The Utilities sector dominated layoff filings with 0 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 3 | 412 |
| Reno | 1 | 40 |
| Cowley | 1 | 0 |
Sedgwick felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 91% of all affected workers with 412 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita | 3 | 412 |
| Hutchinson | 1 | 40 |
| Arkansas City | 1 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Learjet | Wichita | 206 | 2021-04-07 | |
| Learjet | Wichita | 206 | 2021-04-07 | |
| Siemens Gamesa | Hutchinson | 40 | 2021-04-14 | |
| Learjet | Wichita | N/A | Layoff | 2021-04-07 |
| General Electric | Arkansas City | N/A | 2021-04-08 |
The biggest impact was at Learjet at its Wichita facility, reporting 206 affected workers. Learjet followed with 206 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to a mixed picture for Kansas's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Utilities sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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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