Iowa Layoffs — November 2023
Employers in Iowa filed 7 WARN Act notices in November 2023, impacting roughly 110 workers — representing a pullback from October and down 57% versus November 2022. The average filing covered 16 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 3 | 52 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 27 |
| Government | 2 | 26 |
| Retail | 1 | 5 |
The Finance & Insurance sector led the way in workforce reductions with 52 workers across 3 notices. In a parallel development, Information & Technology reported 27 workers.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Polk | 4 | 79 |
| Linn | 1 | 21 |
| Clay | 2 | 10 |
Polk was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 72% of all affected workers with 79 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| West Des Moines | 3 | 52 |
| Des Moines | 1 | 27 |
| Cedar Rapids | 1 | 21 |
| Spencer | 2 | 10 |
Layoff Type Analysis
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 75 |
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GuideOne Insurance | West Des Moines | 43 | Layoff | |
| CDS Global | Des Moines | 27 | Layoff | |
| Service Ventures INC, DBA ServiceMaster | Cedar Rapids | 21 | ||
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 8 | ||
| Cygnus Home Services, LLC DBA Yelloh | Spencer | 5 | Layoff | |
| Cygnus Home Service DBA Yelloh | Spencer | 5 | ||
| Wells Fargo | West Des Moines | 1 |
The single largest action involved GuideOne Insurance at its West Des Moines facility, reporting 43 affected workers. CDS Global followed with 27 workers.
Trend & Outlook
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Iowa, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Finance & Insurance sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Iowa. 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 Iowa WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.