Employers in Iowa posted 17 WARN Act notices in November 2022, affecting an estimated 736 workers — reflecting a cooling compared to October. The average filing covered 43 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 3 | 51 |
The Construction sector saw the heaviest impact with 51 workers across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Polk | 11 | 337 |
| Dubuque | 3 | 255 |
| Howard | 3 | 144 |
Polk absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 46% of all affected workers with 337 workers across 11 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Des Moines | 6 | 266 |
| Dubuque | 3 | 255 |
| Cresco | 3 | 144 |
| Ankeny | 3 | 51 |
| West Des Moines | 2 | 20 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 4 | 266 |
| Layoff | 4 | 164 |
Closures accounted for 36% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia-Pacific Corrugated, LLC | Dubuque | 85 | Closure | 2022-11-01 |
| Georgia-Pacific Corrugated, LLC | Dubuque | 85 | Closure | 2022-11-01 |
| Georgia-Pacific | Dubuque | 85 | 2022-11-01 | |
| Employers Mutual Causality Company | Des Moines | 65 | Layoff | 2022-11-22 |
| Employers Mutual Casuality Company | Des Moines | 65 | Layoff | 2022-11-22 |
| Employers Mutual Casuality Company | Des Moines | 65 | 2022-11-22 | |
| Employers Mutual Causality Company | Des Moines | 65 | 2022-11-22 | |
| Country Winds Manor | Cresco | 48 | Closure | 2022-11-14 |
| Country Winds Manor | Cresco | 48 | Closure | 2022-11-14 |
| Country Winds Manor | Cresco | 48 | 2022-11-14 | |
| Sabre Plumbing | Ankeny | 17 | Layoff | 2022-11-22 |
| Sabre Plumbing | Ankeny | 17 | Layoff | 2022-11-22 |
| Sabre Plumbing | Ankeny | 17 | 2022-11-22 | |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 10 | 2022-11-03 | |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 10 | 2022-11-03 |
The largest notice was filed by Georgia-Pacific Corrugated, LLC at its Dubuque facility, reporting 85 affected workers. Georgia-Pacific Corrugated, LLC followed with 85 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The trends suggest a mixed picture for Iowa's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Construction 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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