Employers in Kansas posted 15 WARN Act notices in December 2024, affecting an estimated 1,636 workers. The average filing covered 109 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Services | 3 | 1 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 0 |
The Professional Services sector saw the heaviest impact with 1 workers across 3 notices. On a related front, Manufacturing reported 0 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lyon | 3 | 1,618 |
| Sedgwick | 1 | 15 |
| Geary | 3 | 2 |
| Pottawatomie | 1 | 0 |
| Franklin | 1 | 0 |
Lyon absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 99% of all affected workers with 1,618 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Emporia | 3 | 1,618 |
| Wichita | 1 | 15 |
| Junction City | 3 | 2 |
| Mountain View | 3 | 1 |
| Wamego | 1 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Foods Inc | Emporia | 809 | 2024-12-02 | |
| Tyson Foods | Emporia | 809 | 2024-12-02 | |
| Party City Corporation | Wichita | 15 | 2024-12-20 | |
| Vimo, Inc. dba GetInsured | Junction City | 1 | 2024-12-20 | |
| Vimo, Inc | Junction City | 1 | 2024-12-20 | |
| D&A Consulting Service | Mountain View | 1 | 2024-12-30 | |
| Caterpillar Inc | Wamego | N/A | 2024-12-01 | |
| Tyson Food, Inc | Emporia | N/A | Layoff | 2024-12-02 |
| Ernest Spencer Metals | Ottawa | N/A | 2024-12-02 | |
| Countryside Feed | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-12-12 | |
| Vimo, Inc. dba GetInsured | Junction City | N/A | Layoff | 2024-12-20 |
| Vimo, Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-12-20 | |
| Party City Corporation | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-12-20 | |
| D&A Consulting Service | Mountain View | N/A | Layoff | 2024-12-30 |
| D&A Consulting | Mountain View | N/A | 2024-12-30 |
The largest notice was filed by Tyson Foods Inc at its Emporia facility, reporting 809 affected workers. Tyson Foods followed with 809 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Kansas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Professional Services 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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