Employers in Kansas logged 6 WARN Act notices in December 2022, involving roughly 534 workers. The average filing covered 89 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 534 workers were affected across 6 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Harvey | 2 | 458 |
| Wyandotte | 2 | 76 |
Harvey absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 86% of all affected workers with 458 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Newton | 2 | 458 |
| Kansas City | 2 | 76 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 2 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masterbrand | Newton | 458 | 2022-12-05 | |
| VVF Kansas Services, LLC | Kansas City | 76 | 2022-12-12 | |
| Masterbrand | Newton | N/A | Layoff | 2022-12-05 |
| Masterbrand | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2022-12-05 | |
| VVF Kansas Services, LLC | Kansas City | N/A | Layoff | 2022-12-12 |
| VVF Kansas Services, LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2022-12-12 |
The biggest impact was at Masterbrand at its Newton facility, reporting 458 affected workers. VVF Kansas Services, LLC followed with 76 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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.
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