Employers in Kansas filed 9 WARN Act notices in March 2025, impacting roughly 217 workers — representing a notable rise over February. The average filing covered 24 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 1 | 0 |
The Retail sector led the way in workforce reductions with 0 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Osage | 3 | 158 |
| Johnson | 3 | 59 |
| Sedgwick | 1 | 0 |
| Butler | 1 | 0 |
Osage was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 73% of all affected workers with 158 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Osage City | 3 | 158 |
| Lenexa | 3 | 59 |
| Wichita | 1 | 0 |
| El Dorado | 1 | 0 |
| Fargo | 1 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORBIS Corporation | Osage City | 79 | 2025-03-21 | |
| ORBIS Corporation | Osage City | 79 | 2025-03-21 | |
| Panera, LLC | Lenexa | 59 | 2025-03-21 | |
| Barney's Pharmacy and Drug | Wichita | N/A | 2025-03-08 | |
| BG Products, Inc | El Dorado | N/A | 2025-03-13 | |
| Panera, LLC | Lenexa | N/A | Layoff | 2025-03-21 |
| ORBIS Corporation | Osage City | N/A | Layoff | 2025-03-21 |
| Panera, LLC | Lenexa | N/A | 2025-03-21 | |
| Red River Commodities | Fargo | N/A | 2025-03-21 |
The single largest action involved ORBIS Corporation at its Osage City facility, reporting 79 affected workers. ORBIS Corporation followed with 79 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 Retail 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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