Employers in Kansas recorded 9 WARN Act notices in January 2025, covering approximately 368 workers — marking a decline from December and up 9% versus January 2024. The average filing covered 41 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 368 workers were affected across 9 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Saline | 4 | 196 |
| Wyandotte | 3 | 172 |
| Geary | 1 | 0 |
| Shawnee | 1 | 0 |
Saline bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 53% of all affected workers with 196 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Salina | 4 | 196 |
| Edwardsville | 3 | 172 |
| Junction City | 1 | 0 |
| Topeka | 1 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coperion K-Tron | Salina | 98 | 2025-01-22 | |
| Coperion K-Tron | Salina | 98 | 2025-01-22 | |
| S&S Activewear | Edwardsville | 86 | 2025-01-20 | |
| S&S Activewear | Edwardsville | 86 | 2025-01-20 | |
| S&S Activewear | Edwardsville | N/A | Layoff | 2025-01-20 |
| Coperion K-Tron | Salina | N/A | Layoff | 2025-01-22 |
| Coperion K-Tron | Salina | N/A | 2025-01-22 | |
| Penn Enterprises | Junction City | N/A | 2025-01-24 | |
| Penney OpCo LLC dba JCPenney | Topeka | N/A | 2025-01-27 |
Leading the list was Coperion K-Tron at its Salina facility, reporting 98 affected workers. Coperion K-Tron followed with 98 workers.
The filings reflect a mixed picture for Kansas's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.
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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