Nebraska Layoffs — December 2022

Employers in Nebraska posted 3 WARN Act notices in December 2022, affecting an estimated 362 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to November. The average filing covered 121 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Nebraska this month. A total of 362 workers were affected across 3 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Hall	1	181

Hall was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 50% of all affected workers with 181 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Grand Island	1	181
Purchase dataset for city details	2	181

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	1	181

Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
PSSI Food Safety Solutions: JBS USA	Grand Island	181	Closure	2022-12-13
Packers Sanitation Services Inc (PSSI)	Purchase dataset for city details	181		2022-12-13
Packers Sanitation Services Inc (PSSI)	Purchase dataset for city details	N/A		2022-12-13

The largest notice was filed by PSSI Food Safety Solutions: JBS USA at its Grand Island facility, reporting 181 affected workers. Packers Sanitation Services Inc (PSSI) followed with 181 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Nebraska labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Nebraska. 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 Nebraska WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.