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.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	1	83

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

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
St. Louis CO	1	1,078
Franklin	1	326
St. Louis	1	83
Ste. Genevieve	1	51

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

City	Notices	Workers
Fenton	1	1,078
Pacific	1	326
Manchester, Brentwood, O'Fallon	1	83
Ste. Genevieve	1	51

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	2	1,404
Closure	2	134

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Chrysler	Fenton	1,078	Layoff	2007-11-02
Integram - St. Louis Seating	Pacific	326	Layoff	2007-11-05
Furniture Brands	Manchester, Brentwood, O'Fallon	83	Closure	2007-11-06
Kerry, Inc	Ste. Genevieve	51	Closure	2007-11-15

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.