Missouri Layoffs — March 2009

Employers in Missouri logged 4 WARN Act notices in March 2009, involving roughly 396 workers — falling below February and down 36% versus March 2008. The average filing covered 99 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Missouri this month. A total of 396 workers were affected across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
St. Louis	1	163
St. Louis CO	2	127
Greene	1	106

St. Louis was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 41% of all affected workers with 163 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Maryland Heights	1	163
St. Louis	2	127
Springfield	1	106

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	3	383
Layoff	1	13

The high proportion of closures (97% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Missouri's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Anderson Services, LLC	Maryland Heights	163	Closure	2009-03-04
Unitrin Direct	St. Louis	114	Closure	2009-03-10
Interstate Brands Corporation	Springfield	106	Closure	2009-03-10
Sun Microsystems, Inc	St. Louis	13	Layoff	2009-03-31

The biggest impact was at Anderson Services, LLC at its Maryland Heights facility, reporting 163 affected workers. Unitrin Direct followed with 114 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Missouri, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.

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.