Nebraska Layoffs — January 2024

Employers in Nebraska reported 5 WARN Act notices in January 2024, displacing an estimated 155 workers. The average filing covered 31 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Healthcare	2	18
Manufacturing	1	13

The Healthcare sector topped the list of affected industries with 18 workers across 2 notices. Notably, Manufacturing reported 13 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Douglas	1	62
Madison	2	26

Douglas absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 40% of all affected workers with 62 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Purchase dataset for city details	2	67
Omaha	1	62
Norfolk	2	26

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	1	13

Closures accounted for 8% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
LBF Holdings, LLC	Omaha	62		2024-01-11
LBF Holdings, LLC	Purchase dataset for city details	62		2024-01-11
Cardinal Health	Norfolk	13		2024-01-08
Cardinal Health Norfolk Manufacturing Center	Norfolk	13	Closure	2024-01-08
Cardinal Health	Purchase dataset for city details	5		2024-01-09

The most significant filing came from LBF Holdings, LLC at its Omaha facility, reporting 62 affected workers. LBF Holdings, LLC followed with 62 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Nebraska labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

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.