Employers in Missouri posted 7 WARN Act notices in September 2008, affecting an estimated 1,190 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to August and up 86% versus September 2007. The average filing covered 170 workers, with 5 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 1 | 333 |
| Transportation | 2 | 302 |
The Information & Technology sector saw the heaviest impact with 333 workers across 1 notice. On a related front, Transportation reported 302 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Girardeau | 2 | 545 |
| St. Louis City | 3 | 385 |
| Jackson | 1 | 180 |
| Randolph | 1 | 80 |
Cape Girardeau felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 46% of all affected workers with 545 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 3 | 385 |
| Cape Girardeau | 1 | 290 |
| Jackson | 1 | 255 |
| Kansas City | 1 | 180 |
| Moberly | 1 | 80 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 5 | 1,005 |
| Layoff | 2 | 185 |
The high proportion of closures (84% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Missouri's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless | St. Louis | 333 | Closure | 2008-09-04 |
| Hart Schaffner & Marx d/b/a Thorngate, LTD | Cape Girardeau | 290 | Closure | 2008-09-16 |
| Advance Logistics, LLC | Jackson | 255 | Closure | 2008-09-09 |
| IAP World Services | Kansas City | 180 | Layoff | 2008-09-23 |
| Scholastic | Moberly | 80 | Closure | 2008-09-18 |
| YRC Logistics | St. Louis | 47 | Closure | 2008-09-09 |
| Macy's Inc | St. Louis | 5 | Layoff | 2008-09-09 |
The largest notice was filed by Verizon Wireless at its St. Louis facility, reporting 333 affected workers. Hart Schaffner & Marx d/b/a Thorngate, LTD followed with 290 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Missouri labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Information & Technology 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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