Missouri Layoffs — March 2007

Employers in Missouri submitted 4 WARN Act notices in March 2007, putting at risk an estimated 429 workers — up substantially from February. The average filing covered 107 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Finance & Insurance	1	55

The Finance & Insurance sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 55 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
St. Louis City	1	218
Jackson	2	121
St. Louis CO	1	90

St. Louis City was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 51% of all affected workers with 218 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
St. Louis	1	218
Earth City	1	90
Independence	1	66
Kansas City	1	55

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	3	374
Layoff	1	55

The high proportion of closures (87% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Missouri's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Global Payments, Inc	St. Louis	218	Closure	2007-03-29
Johnson Controls	Earth City	90	Closure	2007-03-07
Lincoln-Mercury	Independence	66	Closure	2007-03-27
NovaStar Mortgage, Inc	Kansas City	55	Layoff	2007-03-19

Topping the list was Global Payments, Inc at its St. Louis facility, reporting 218 affected workers. Johnson Controls followed with 90 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 Finance & Insurance 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.