Employers in Kansas filed 9 WARN Act notices in November 2023, impacting roughly 169 workers. The average filing covered 19 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & Food | 1 | 0 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 0 |
The Accommodation & Food sector led the way in workforce reductions with 0 workers across 1 notice. In a parallel development, Healthcare reported 0 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cowley | 3 | 169 |
| Sedgwick | 3 | 0 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 0 |
| Johnson | 2 | 0 |
Cowley bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 169 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Winfield | 3 | 169 |
| Wichita | 3 | 0 |
| Coffeyville | 1 | 0 |
| Lenexa | 2 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation | Winfield | 169 | 2023-11-28 | |
| Lotus Leaf Cafe | Wichita | N/A | 2023-11-01 | |
| Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation | Winfield | N/A | Layoff | 2023-11-28 |
| John Deere Coffeyville Works | Coffeyville | N/A | Layoff | 2023-11-28 |
| Convey Health Solutions | Lenexa | N/A | Layoff | 2023-11-28 |
| Saint Francis MInistries | Wichita | N/A | Layoff | 2023-11-28 |
| Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation | Winfield | N/A | 2023-11-28 | |
| Convey Health Solutions | Lenexa | N/A | 2023-11-28 | |
| Saint Francis MInistries | Wichita | N/A | 2023-11-28 |
The single largest action involved Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation at its Winfield facility, reporting 169 affected workers. Lotus Leaf Cafe followed with 0 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 Accommodation & Food 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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