Employers in Iowa logged 50 WARN Act notices in September 2022, involving roughly 2,888 workers — climbing above August and up 1172% versus September 2021. The average filing covered 58 workers, with 22 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 5 | 679 |
| Healthcare | 9 | 657 |
| Transportation | 1 | 34 |
| Utilities | 1 | 0 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 679 workers across 5 notices. Meanwhile, Healthcare reported 657 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Linn | 6 | 675 |
| Winnebago | 3 | 591 |
| Lee | 3 | 453 |
| Des Moines | 6 | 327 |
| Polk | 17 | 297 |
Linn saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 23% of all affected workers with 675 workers across 6 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids | 6 | 675 |
| Lake Mills | 3 | 591 |
| Keokuk | 3 | 453 |
| Burlington | 3 | 222 |
| Eldora | 4 | 176 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 22 | 1,338 |
| Layoff | 4 | 514 |
Closures accounted for 46% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nordstrom, Inc | Cedar Rapids | 222 | Layoff | 2022-09-20 |
| Nordstrom, Inc | Cedar Rapids | 222 | Layoff | 2022-09-20 |
| Nordstrom | Cedar Rapids | 222 | 2022-09-20 | |
| Larson Manufacturing | Lake Mills | 197 | Closure | 2022-09-20 |
| Larson Manufacturing | Lake Mills | 197 | Closure | 2022-09-20 |
| Larson Manufacturing | Lake Mills | 197 | 2022-09-20 | |
| Blessing Health Keokuk | Keokuk | 151 | Closure | 2022-09-02 |
| Blessing Health Keokuk | Keokuk | 151 | Closure | 2022-09-02 |
| Blessing Health Keokuk | Keokuk | 151 | 2022-09-02 | |
| Blackhawk Services Corp | Burlington | 74 | Closure | 2022-09-29 |
| Blackhawk Services Corp | Burlington | 74 | Closure | 2022-09-29 |
| Blackhawk Services Corp | Burlington | 74 | 2022-09-29 | |
| Commercial Vehicle Group | Monona | 45 | Closure | 2022-09-29 |
| The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society | Postville | 45 | Closure | 2022-09-29 |
| Commercial Vehicle Group | Monona | 45 | Closure | 2022-09-29 |
The biggest impact was at Nordstrom, Inc at its Cedar Rapids facility, reporting 222 affected workers. Nordstrom, Inc followed with 222 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Iowa 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 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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