Kansas Layoffs — July 2023

Employers in Kansas reported 9 WARN Act notices in July 2023, displacing an estimated 23,231 workers — signaling an acceleration from June. The average filing covered 2581 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 23,231 workers were affected across 9 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Washington	6	23,216
Sedgwick	3	15

Washington absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 23,216 workers across 6 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Washington	6	23,216
Wichita	3	15

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	2	0

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Yellow Corporation	Washington	22,000		2023-07-30
Yellow Corporation	Washington	1,212		2023-07-30
Loony Bin	Wichita	15		2023-07-15
Yellow Corp	Washington	4		2023-07-30
Salvation Army Emergency Shelter	Wichita	N/A		2023-07-20
Center Industries	Wichita	N/A		2023-07-25
Yellow Corp	Washington	N/A	Layoff	2023-07-30
Yellow Corporation	Washington	N/A	Layoff	2023-07-30
Yellow Corporation	Washington	N/A		2023-07-30

The most significant filing came from Yellow Corporation at its Washington facility, reporting 22,000 affected workers. Yellow Corporation followed with 1,212 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The numbers illustrate 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.