Local Area I - Western WIB
KS · 62 counties · 49 WARN notices
Workforce Retraining Outcomes
- WIOA Participants
- 4,479
- PY 2024
- Employment Rate
- 73.5%
- Q2 after exit
- Median Quarterly Earnings
- $6,611
- Q2 after exit
- Training Rate
- 10.5%
- Received training services
Outcomes Over Time
| Program Year | Participants | Employment Rate | Median Qtr Earnings | Training Rate | Wage Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY2019 | 13,302 | 72.0% | $5,067 | 4.3% | -5.0% |
| PY2024Q2 | 4,479 | 73.5% | $6,611 | 10.5% | -8.5% |
| PY2024Q3 | 4,315 | 74.1% | $6,720 | 10.6% | -7.8% |
PY2022 data is incomplete (31 of 55 states reported).
Earnings Before vs After
- Before Program
- $7,742
- Q3 before entry
- After Program
- $7,084
- Q2 after exit
- Change
- -8.5%
- Wage change
- Sample Size
- 1,656
- Workers with before/after wages
Participant Demographics
- Median Age
- 41
- Under 25
- 14.0%
- 25-44
- 43.3%
- 45+
- 42.7%
- Male
- 62.7%
- Female
- 34.6%
76.8% were unemployed at program entry.
Where Workers Went (Top Industries After Program)
| Industry | Workers |
|---|---|
| Hospitality & Food | 273 |
| Manufacturing | 264 |
| Administrative Services | 255 |
| Healthcare | 223 |
| Manufacturing | 166 |
Layoff Activity (WARN Act)
- Total WARN Notices
- 49
- All time
- Workers Affected
- 483
- All time
- Recent Notices
- 45
- Since 2021
- Recent Workers Affected
- 228
- Since 2021
Largest Layoffs in This Area
| Company | Workers Laid Off |
|---|---|
| CertainTeed | 120 |
| Lippert Componenets, Inc. | 101 |
| Coperion K-Tron | 98 |
| Northern Sun | 47 |
| Siemens Gamesa | 40 |
| Red Guard | 25 |
| Fuller Industries | 21 |
| Christopher & Banks | 12 |
| Mirror Inc. | 9 |
| JoAnn Fabrics | 6 |
Recent WARN Notices
| Company | City | Workers | Layoff Date | Notice Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson | Hutchinson | — | 2025-09-17 | |
| American Implement | Garden City | — | 2025-06-11 | |
| American Implement | Garden City | — | 2025-06-09 | |
| Scott Specialties | Belleville | — | 2025-04-24 | |
| JoAnn Fabrics | Salina | 6 | 2025-02-12 | |
| Coperion K-Tron | Salina | 98 | 2025-01-22 | |
| Coperion K-Tron | Salina | — | 2025-01-22 | |
| Pfizer | McPherson | — | 2024-10-11 | |
| Agco | Beloit | — | 2024-09-19 | |
| Agco | Hesston | — | 2024-06-20 | |
| Sleep Haven | Haven | — | 2024-03-20 | |
| Siemens | Hutchinson | — | 2024-03-19 | |
| KDI Cheese | Hugoton | — | 2024-01-22 | |
| Herington Hospital | Herington | — | 2023-10-06 | |
| Full Vision | Newton | — | 2023-08-16 | |
| Packers Sanitation Services Inc (PSSI) | Dodge City | — | 2023-05-05 | |
| Compass Group USA | Hays | — | 2023-05-04 | |
| Office Max | Salina | — | 2023-04-22 | |
| Sonoco Products | Hutchinson | — | 2023-03-06 | |
| Sonoco Products | Hutchinson | — | 2023-03-03 | |
| Hutchinson Regional Medical Center | Hutchinson | — | 2023-02-13 | |
| Masterbrand | Newton | — | 2022-12-05 | |
| Harper Camperland | Great Bend | — | 2022-11-18 | |
| Yoder Smokers | Hutchinson | — | 2022-11-14 | |
| Robby's Famous Cheesecake | Salina | — | 2022-11-10 | |
| Almost Home | Great Bend | — | 2022-09-23 | |
| Dales Furniture | Garden City | — | 2022-09-23 | |
| Jimmy John's | Garden City | — | 2022-09-23 | |
| Westlake Hardware | Garden City | — | 2022-09-23 | |
| The Citizen's Bank | Moundridge | — | 2022-09-06 | |
| Whispering Pines | Norton | — | 2022-08-29 | |
| Cox Farms | Long Island | — | 2022-05-31 | |
| Sears | Colby | — | 2022-05-31 | |
| Sears | Newton | — | 2022-05-31 | |
| Party City Corporation | Salina | — | 2022-04-28 | |
| EmberHope | Newton | 4 | 2021-11-02 | |
| Fuller Industries | Great Bend | 21 | 2021-09-27 | |
| ADM | Salina | — | 2021-09-24 | |
| US Tower | Lincoln | — | 2021-07-14 | |
| Siemens Gamesa | Hutchinson | 40 | 2021-04-14 | |
| Forest River, Inc. | Salina | — | 2021-03-08 | |
| Northern Sun | Goodland | 47 | 2021-02-03 | |
| Chemstar | Mcpherson | — | 2021-01-28 | |
| Christopher & Banks | Salina | 6 | 2021-01-26 | |
| Christopher & Banks | Liberal | 6 | 2021-01-20 | |
| Lippert Componenets, Inc. | Newton | 101 | 2019-10-09 | |
| Red Guard | Halstead | 25 | 2017-03-14 | |
| Mirror Inc. | Ellsworth | 9 | 2009-02-20 | |
| CertainTeed | McPherson | 120 | 2006-10-31 |
Counties in This Board Area
Barber County, KS · Barton County, KS · Chase County, KS · Cheyenne County, KS · Clark County, KS · Cloud County, KS · Comanche County, KS · Decatur County, KS · Dickinson County, KS · Edwards County, KS · Ellis County, KS · Ellsworth County, KS · Finney County, KS · Ford County, KS · Gove County, KS · Graham County, KS · Grant County, KS · Gray County, KS · Greeley County, KS · Hamilton County, KS · Harvey County, KS · Haskell County, KS · Hodgeman County, KS · Jewell County, KS · Kearny County, KS · Kiowa County, KS · Lane County, KS · Lincoln County, KS · Logan County, KS · McPherson County, KS · Marion County, KS · Meade County, KS · Mitchell County, KS · Morris County, KS · Morton County, KS · Ness County, KS · Norton County, KS · Osborne County, KS · Ottawa County, KS · Pawnee County, KS · Phillips County, KS · Pratt County, KS · Rawlins County, KS · Reno County, KS · Republic County, KS · Rice County, KS · Rooks County, KS · Rush County, KS · Russell County, KS · Saline County, KS · Scott County, KS · Seward County, KS · Sheridan County, KS · Sherman County, KS · Smith County, KS · Stafford County, KS · Stanton County, KS · Stevens County, KS · Thomas County, KS · Trego County, KS · Wallace County, KS · Wichita County, KS
Data Sources
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, WIOA Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL)
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