Employers in Iowa filed 23 WARN Act notices in December 2022, impacting roughly 919 workers — representing a notable rise over November. The average filing covered 40 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 3 | 78 |
The Transportation sector led the way in workforce reductions with 78 workers across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall | 4 | 456 |
| Johnson | 6 | 369 |
| Crawford | 3 | 78 |
| Polk | 6 | 16 |
Marshall was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 50% of all affected workers with 456 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Marshalltown | 4 | 456 |
| North Liberty | 3 | 219 |
| Iowa City | 3 | 150 |
| Denison | 3 | 78 |
| West Des Moines | 2 | 10 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 328 |
| Closure | 4 | 198 |
Closures accounted for 22% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lennox Industries | Marshalltown | 114 | Layoff | 2022-12-20 |
| Lennox Industires | Marshalltown | 114 | Layoff | 2022-12-20 |
| Lennox Industires | Marshalltown | 114 | 2022-12-20 | |
| Lennox Industries | Marshalltown | 114 | 2022-12-20 | |
| New Moxie Solar, LLC | North Liberty | 73 | Closure | 2022-12-19 |
| New Moxie Solar, LLC | North Liberty | 73 | Closure | 2022-12-19 |
| New Moxie Solar, LLC | North Liberty | 73 | 2022-12-19 | |
| Pearson | Iowa City | 50 | Layoff | 2022-12-16 |
| Pearson | Iowa City | 50 | Layoff | 2022-12-16 |
| Pearson | Iowa City | 50 | 2022-12-16 | |
| Mid Continent Trucking Co | Denison | 26 | Closure | 2022-12-02 |
| Mid Continent Trucking Co | Denison | 26 | Closure | 2022-12-02 |
| Mid Continent Trucking Co | Denison | 26 | 2022-12-02 | |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 5 | 2022-12-01 | |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 5 | 2022-12-01 |
The single largest action involved Lennox Industries at its Marshalltown facility, reporting 114 affected workers. Lennox Industires followed with 114 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Iowa labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation 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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