Employers in Iowa logged 5 WARN Act notices in March 2022, involving roughly 364 workers — falling below February and down 13% versus March 2021. The average filing covered 73 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Utilities | 2 | 122 |
The Utilities sector dominated layoff filings with 122 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Woodbury | 2 | 242 |
| Linn | 2 | 122 |
Woodbury felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 66% of all affected workers with 242 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sioux City | 2 | 242 |
| Palo | 2 | 122 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 1 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 242 |
| Layoff | 2 | 122 |
The high proportion of closures (66% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Iowa's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tur-Pak Foods, Inc Kustom Pak Foods, LTD, Co-Pak Inc. Pak Fabricators, LTD, United Holding Company, LLC | Sioux City | 121 | Closure | 2022-03-11 |
| Tur-Pak Foods, Inc Kustom Pak Foods, LTD, Co-Pak Inc. Pak Fabricators, LTD, United Holding Company, LLC | Sioux City | 121 | Closure | 2022-03-11 |
| Duane Arnold Energy Center | Palo | 61 | Layoff | 2022-03-07 |
| Duane Arnold Energy Center | Palo | 61 | Layoff | 2022-03-07 |
| Tur-Pak Foods, Inc Kustom Pak Foods, LTD, Co-Pak Inc. Pak Fabricators, LTD, Unit | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2022-03-11 |
The biggest impact was at Tur-Pak Foods, Inc Kustom Pak Foods, LTD, Co-Pak Inc. Pak Fabricators, LTD, United Holding Company, LLC at its Sioux City facility, reporting 121 affected workers. Tur-Pak Foods, Inc Kustom Pak Foods, LTD, Co-Pak Inc. Pak Fabricators, LTD, United Holding Company, LLC followed with 121 workers.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Iowa, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Utilities sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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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