Nebraska Layoffs — March 2023

Employers in Nebraska filed 5 WARN Act notices in March 2023, impacting roughly 679 workers. The average filing covered 136 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Nebraska this month. A total of 679 workers were affected across 5 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Lancaster	2	484
Dodge	2	130

Lancaster felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 71% of all affected workers with 484 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Lincoln	2	484
Snyder	2	130
Purchase dataset for city details	1	65

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	307

Closures accounted for 45% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Nebraska Book Company	Lincoln	242		2023-03-01
Nebraska Book Company	Lincoln	242	Closure	2023-03-01
Omaha Steaks International, Inc	Snyder	65		2023-03-15
Omaha Steaks International, Inc	Snyder	65	Closure	2023-03-15
Omaha Steaks International, Inc	Purchase dataset for city details	65		2023-03-15

The single largest action involved Nebraska Book Company at its Lincoln facility, reporting 242 affected workers. Nebraska Book Company followed with 242 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The data underscores 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.