Employers in Kansas filed 11 WARN Act notices in May 2023, impacting roughly 400 workers — representing a notable rise over April and up 400% versus May 2022. The average filing covered 36 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 3 | 106 |
The Retail sector led the way in workforce reductions with 106 workers across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Ford | 3 | 173 |
| Ellis | 3 | 121 |
| Johnson | 3 | 106 |
| Sedgwick | 2 | 0 |
Ford saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 43% of all affected workers with 173 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Dodge City | 3 | 173 |
| Hays | 3 | 121 |
| Overland Park | 3 | 106 |
| Wichita | 2 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packers Sanitation Services Inc | Dodge City | 173 | 2023-05-05 | |
| Compass Group USA, Inc | Hays | 121 | 2023-05-04 | |
| Walmart | Overland Park | 106 | 2023-05-03 | |
| Great Plains Industries- GPI | Wichita | N/A | 2023-05-01 | |
| Walmart | Overland Park | N/A | Layoff | 2023-05-03 |
| Walmart | Overland Park | N/A | 2023-05-03 | |
| Compass Group USA, Inc | Hays | N/A | Layoff | 2023-05-04 |
| Compass Group USA | Hays | N/A | 2023-05-04 | |
| Packers Sanitation Services, Inc | Dodge City | N/A | Layoff | 2023-05-05 |
| Packers Sanitation Services Inc (PSSI) | Dodge City | N/A | 2023-05-05 | |
| RV Products | Wichita | N/A | 2023-05-22 |
The single largest action involved Packers Sanitation Services Inc at its Dodge City facility, reporting 173 affected workers. Compass Group USA, Inc followed with 121 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Retail 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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