Employers in Kansas filed 7 WARN Act notices in September 2025, impacting roughly 123 workers and down 93% versus September 2024. The average filing covered 18 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Kansas this month. A total of 123 workers were affected across 7 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 3 | 123 |
| Shawnee | 2 | 0 |
| Reno | 1 | 0 |
| Sedgwick | 1 | 0 |
Johnson felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 123 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Overland Park | 3 | 123 |
| Topeka | 2 | 0 |
| Hutchinson | 1 | 0 |
| Goddard | 1 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 0 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United BioSource LLC (UBC) | Overland Park | 123 | 2025-09-26 | |
| The Villages Inc | Topeka | N/A | 2025-09-17 | |
| Tyson | Hutchinson | N/A | 2025-09-17 | |
| The Villages | Topeka | N/A | 2025-09-17 | |
| United BioSource LLC (UBC) | Overland Park | N/A | Layoff | 2025-09-26 |
| United BioSource LLC (UBC) | Overland Park | N/A | 2025-09-26 | |
| Starbucks Corporation | Goddard | N/A | 2025-09-26 |
The single largest action involved United BioSource LLC (UBC) at its Overland Park facility, reporting 123 affected workers. The Villages Inc followed with 0 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores 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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