Kansas Layoffs — June 2009
Employers in Kansas posted 8 WARN Act notices in June 2009, affecting an estimated 2,142 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to May and up 1247% versus June 2008. The average filing covered 268 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 5 | 1,646 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 239 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 187 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 70 |
The Manufacturing sector saw the heaviest impact with 1,646 workers across 5 notices. On a related front, Finance & Insurance reported 239 workers.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 6 | 1,885 |
| Johnson | 1 | 187 |
| Pawnee | 1 | 70 |
Sedgwick felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 88% of all affected workers with 1,885 workers across 6 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita | 6 | 1,885 |
| Lenexa | 1 | 187 |
| Larned | 1 | 70 |
Layoff Type Analysis
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 239 |
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna | Wichita | 850 | ||
| Cessna | Wichita | 700 | ||
| Chrysler Financial | Wichita | 239 | Layoff | |
| InterCall | Lenexa | 187 | ||
| St. Joseph Memorial Hospital | Larned | 70 | ||
| Hawker Beechcraft | Wichita | 65 | ||
| Boeing | Wichita | 16 | ||
| Hawker Beechcraft | Wichita | 15 |
The largest notice was filed by Cessna at its Wichita facility, reporting 850 affected workers. Cessna followed with 700 workers.
Trend & Outlook
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 Manufacturing 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.