Kansas Layoffs — June 2022

Employers in Kansas logged 8 WARN Act notices in June 2022, involving roughly 180 workers — climbing above May and up 11% versus June 2021. The average filing covered 22 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	3	70

The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 70 workers across 3 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Reno	1	92
Johnson	6	88
Sedgwick	1	0

Reno bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 51% of all affected workers with 92 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Hutchinson	1	92
Lenexa	3	70
Overland Park	3	18
Wichita	1	0

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	2	0

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Siemens	Hutchinson	92		2022-06-20
SSB Manufacturing Company	Lenexa	70		2022-06-01
Amentum PAE	Overland Park	18		2022-06-13
SSB Manufacturing Company	Lenexa	N/A	Layoff	2022-06-01
SSB Manufacturing Company	Lenexa	N/A		2022-06-01
GreenAcres Market	Wichita	N/A		2022-06-07
Amemtum PAE	Overland Park	N/A	Layoff	2022-06-13
Amentum	Overland Park	N/A		2022-06-13

The biggest impact was at Siemens at its Hutchinson facility, reporting 92 affected workers. SSB Manufacturing Company followed with 70 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

This data points to mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing 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.