Employers in Kansas recorded 10 WARN Act notices in March 2023, covering approximately 301 workers. The average filing covered 30 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Education | 3 | 69 |
The Education sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 69 workers across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Reno | 6 | 232 |
| Butler | 3 | 69 |
| Sedgwick | 1 | 0 |
Reno was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 77% of all affected workers with 232 workers across 6 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson | 6 | 232 |
| Andover | 3 | 69 |
| Wichita | 1 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonoco | Hutchinson | 116 | 2023-03-03 | |
| Sonoco Products | Hutchinson | 116 | 2023-03-05 | |
| Durham School Services | Andover | 69 | 2023-03-22 | |
| Sonoco | Hutchinson | N/A | Layoff | 2023-03-03 |
| Sonoco Products | Hutchinson | N/A | 2023-03-03 | |
| Sonoco Products | Hutchinson | N/A | Layoff | 2023-03-06 |
| Sonoco Products | Hutchinson | N/A | 2023-03-06 | |
| Durham School Services | Andover | N/A | Layoff | 2023-03-22 |
| Durham School Services | Andover | N/A | 2023-03-22 | |
| Amazon | Wichita | N/A | 2023-03-24 |
Leading the list was Sonoco at its Hutchinson facility, reporting 116 affected workers. Sonoco Products followed with 116 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Education sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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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