Missouri Layoffs — July 2006

Employers in Missouri submitted 5 WARN Act notices in July 2006, putting at risk an estimated 2,082 workers. The average filing covered 416 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Retail	1	1,254

The Retail sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 1,254 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
St. Louis City	2	1,594
Gentry	1	220
Boone	1	190
Scott	1	78

St. Louis City absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 77% of all affected workers with 1,594 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
St. Louis	2	1,594
Albany	1	220
Columbia	1	190
Sikeston	1	78

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	2	1,474
Closure	3	608

Closures accounted for 29% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
May Department Stores	St. Louis	1,254	Layoff	2006-07-31
Federal Mogul	St. Louis	340	Closure	2006-07-25
York/Johnson Control	Albany	220	Layoff	2006-07-07
Summit Polymers	Columbia	190	Closure	2006-07-13
Heritage American Homes (A Division of Patriot Homes, Inc.)	Sikeston	78	Closure	2006-07-21

Topping the list was May Department Stores at its St. Louis facility, reporting 1,254 affected workers. Federal Mogul followed with 340 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Missouri labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Retail sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Missouri. 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 Missouri WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.