Employers in Kansas reported 7 WARN Act notices in September 2021, displacing an estimated 191 workers and up 1636% versus September 2020. The average filing covered 27 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 191 workers were affected across 7 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Barton | 1 | 21 |
| Saline | 1 | 0 |
Barton felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 11% of all affected workers with 21 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson City | 5 | 170 |
| Great Bend | 1 | 21 |
| Salina | 1 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowley Distributing, Inc | Jefferson City | 66 | 2021-09-16 | |
| Cowley Distributing, Inc | Jefferson City | 66 | 2021-09-16 | |
| Fuller Industries | Great Bend | 21 | 2021-09-27 | |
| Cowley Distributing, Inc | Jefferson City | 19 | 2021-09-16 | |
| Cowley Distributing, Inc | Jefferson City | 19 | 2021-09-16 | |
| Cowley Distributing, Inc | Jefferson City | N/A | Layoff | 2021-09-16 |
| Adm | Salina | N/A | 2021-09-24 |
The most significant filing came from Cowley Distributing, Inc at its Jefferson City facility, reporting 66 affected workers. Cowley Distributing, Inc followed with 66 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate 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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