Employers in Kansas reported 12 WARN Act notices in September 2024, displacing an estimated 1,855 workers. The average filing covered 155 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 5 | 88 |
The Transportation sector topped the list of affected industries with 88 workers across 5 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wyandotte | 11 | 1,855 |
| Mitchell | 1 | 0 |
Wyandotte felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 1,855 workers across 11 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 11 | 1,855 |
| Beloit | 1 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Motors LLC | Kansas City | 1,695 | 2024-09-19 | |
| OPmobility | Kansas City | 72 | 2024-09-18 | |
| Penske Logistics LLC | Kansas City | 70 | 2024-09-16 | |
| Comprehensive Logistics, Inc LLC | Kansas City | 18 | 2024-09-20 | |
| Penske Logistics LLC | Kansas City | N/A | Layoff | 2024-09-16 |
| OPmobility | Kansas City | N/A | Layoff | 2024-09-18 |
| OPmobility | Kansas City | N/A | 2024-09-18 | |
| General Motors LLC | Kansas City | N/A | Layoff | 2024-09-19 |
| General Motors | Kansas City | N/A | 2024-09-19 | |
| Agco | Beloit | N/A | 2024-09-19 | |
| Comprehensive Logistics, Inc LLC | Kansas City | N/A | Layoff | 2024-09-20 |
| Comprehensive Logistics, Inc LLC | Kansas City | N/A | 2024-09-20 |
The most significant filing came from General Motors LLC at its Kansas City facility, reporting 1,695 affected workers. OPmobility followed with 72 workers.
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. The Transportation 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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