Employers in Iowa logged 14 WARN Act notices in November 2023, involving roughly 264 workers — falling below October and down 64% versus November 2022. The average filing covered 19 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 5 | 138 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 27 |
| Retail | 1 | 5 |
The Finance & Insurance sector dominated layoff filings with 138 workers across 5 notices. Meanwhile, Information & Technology reported 27 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Polk | 10 | 228 |
| Linn | 1 | 21 |
| Clay | 3 | 15 |
Polk absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 86% of all affected workers with 228 workers across 10 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| West Des Moines | 7 | 147 |
| Des Moines | 3 | 81 |
| Cedar Rapids | 1 | 21 |
| Spencer | 3 | 15 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 6 | 150 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GuideOne Insurance | West Des Moines | 43 | Layoff | 2023-11-15 |
| GuideOne Insurance | West Des Moines | 43 | Layoff | 2023-11-15 |
| GuideOne Insurance | West Des Moines | 43 | 2023-11-15 | |
| CDS Global | Des Moines | 27 | Layoff | 2023-11-07 |
| CDS Global | Des Moines | 27 | Layoff | 2023-11-07 |
| CDS Global | Des Moines | 27 | 2023-11-07 | |
| Service Ventures INC, dba ServiceMaster | Cedar Rapids | 21 | 2023-11-07 | |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 8 | 2023-11-28 | |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 8 | 2023-11-28 | |
| Cygnus Home Services, LLC d/b/a Yelloh | Spencer | 5 | Layoff | 2023-11-28 |
| Cygnus Home Services, LLC dba Yelloh | Spencer | 5 | Layoff | 2023-11-28 |
| Cygnus Home Service dba Yelloh | Spencer | 5 | 2023-11-28 | |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 1 | 2023-11-14 | |
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 1 | 2023-11-14 |
The biggest impact was at GuideOne Insurance at its West Des Moines facility, reporting 43 affected workers. GuideOne Insurance followed with 43 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Iowa, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Finance & Insurance sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Iowa. 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 Iowa WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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