Kansas Layoffs — May 2012
Employers in Kansas logged 5 WARN Act notices in May 2012, involving roughly 644 workers — climbing above April and up 86% versus May 2011. The average filing covered 129 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 5 | 644 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 644 workers across 5 notices.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Shawnee | 1 | 372 |
| Sedgwick | 4 | 272 |
Shawnee was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 58% of all affected workers with 372 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Topeka | 1 | 372 |
| Wichita | 4 | 272 |
Layoff Type Analysis
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 398 |
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jostens | Topeka | 372 | Layoff | |
| Hawker Beechcraft | Wichita | 152 | ||
| Hawker Beechcraft | Wichita | 85 | ||
| Hawker Beechcraft | Wichita | 26 | Layoff | |
| Boeing | Wichita | 9 |
The biggest impact was at Jostens at its Topeka facility, reporting 372 affected workers. Hawker Beechcraft followed with 152 workers.
Trend & Outlook
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to 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.