Missouri Layoffs — November 2007

Employers in Missouri logged 4 WARN Act notices in November 2007, involving roughly 1,538 workers — climbing above October and up 1249% versus November 2006. The average filing covered 384 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

4
Notices Filed
1,538
Workers Affected
384
Avg per Notice
2
Closures

Industry Breakdown

IndustryNoticesWorkers
Manufacturing183

The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 83 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
St. Louis CO11,078
Franklin1326
St. Louis183
Ste. Genevieve151

St. Louis CO bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 70% of all affected workers with 1,078 workers across 1 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Fenton11,078
Pacific1326
Manchester, Brentwood, O'Fallon183
Ste. Genevieve151

Layoff Type Analysis

TypeNoticesWorkers
Layoff21,404
Closure2134

Closures accounted for 9% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
ChryslerFenton1,078Layoff2007-11-02
Integram - St. Louis SeatingPacific326Layoff2007-11-05
Furniture BrandsManchester, Brentwood, O'Fallon83Closure2007-11-06
Kerry, IncSte. Genevieve51Closure2007-11-15

The biggest impact was at Chrysler at its Fenton facility, reporting 1,078 affected workers. Integram - St. Louis Seating followed with 326 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

This data points to mounting pressure on the Missouri 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 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.

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