Employers in Iowa reported 21 WARN Act notices in August 2022, displacing an estimated 783 workers — signaling an acceleration from July and up 218% versus August 2021. The average filing covered 37 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 30 |
The Finance & Insurance sector topped the list of affected industries with 30 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Pocahontas | 4 | 228 |
| Linn | 6 | 210 |
| Lee | 3 | 195 |
| Polk | 8 | 150 |
Pocahontas felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 29% of all affected workers with 228 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Laurens | 4 | 228 |
| Cedar Rapids | 6 | 210 |
| Keokuk | 3 | 195 |
| West Des Moines | 2 | 118 |
| Des Moines | 2 | 26 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 6 | 354 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co | Keokuk | 65 | Layoff | 2022-08-26 |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co | Keokuk | 65 | Layoff | 2022-08-26 |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) | Keokuk | 65 | 2022-08-26 | |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 59 | 2022-08-25 | |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 59 | 2022-08-25 | |
| Jack Link's Inc | Laurens | 57 | Layoff | 2022-08-19 |
| Jack Link's | Laurens | 57 | Layoff | 2022-08-19 |
| Jack Link's | Laurens | 57 | 2022-08-19 | |
| Jack Link's Inc | Laurens | 57 | 2022-08-19 | |
| Aegon Global Services, LLC | Cedar Rapids | 55 | Layoff | 2022-08-26 |
| Aegon Global Services, LLC | Cedar Rapids | 55 | Layoff | 2022-08-26 |
| Aegon Global Services, LLC | Cedar Rapids | 55 | 2022-08-26 | |
| Transamerican Life Insurance | Cedar Rapids | 15 | 2022-08-26 | |
| Transamerican Life Insurance | Cedar Rapids | 15 | 2022-08-26 | |
| Transamerica Life | Cedar Rapids | 15 | 2022-08-26 |
The most significant filing came from Archer-Daniels-Midland Co at its Keokuk facility, reporting 65 affected workers. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co followed with 65 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Iowa labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Finance & Insurance 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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