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Nebraska Layoffs — June 2017

Employers in Nebraska logged 3 WARN Act notices in June 2017, involving roughly 42 workers — climbing above May and up 45% versus June 2016. The average filing covered 14 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

3
Notices Filed
42
Workers Affected
14
Avg per Notice
1
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry breakdown for Nebraska
IndustryNoticesWorkers
Manufacturing120
Agriculture114
Healthcare18

The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 20 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Agriculture reported 14 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Top counties by layoff notices
CountyNoticesWorkers
Lancaster120
Red Willow114
Gage18

Lancaster was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 48% of all affected workers with 20 workers across 1 notices.

Top cities by layoff notices
CityNoticesWorkers
Lincoln120
McCook114
Beatrice18

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff types breakdown
TypeNoticesWorkers
Layoff222
Closure120

Closures accounted for 48% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Largest layoff notices
CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
MWD Steel FabricationLincoln20Closure
Nebraska Bull ServiceMcCook14Layoff
Integrated Life ChoicesBeatrice8Layoff

The biggest impact was at MWD Steel Fabrication at its Lincoln facility, reporting 20 affected workers. Nebraska Bull Service followed with 14 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

This data points to mounting pressure on the Nebraska 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 Nebraska. 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 Nebraska WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.

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