Employers in Missouri recorded 7 WARN Act notices in April 2009, covering approximately 1,015 workers — marking a sharp increase from March and up 22% versus April 2008. The average filing covered 145 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Missouri this month. A total of 1,015 workers were affected across 7 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 1 | 300 |
| St. Louis CO | 1 | 272 |
| Clay | 2 | 195 |
| Jackson | 1 | 107 |
| St. Louis City | 1 | 73 |
St. Louis felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 30% of all affected workers with 300 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgeton | 1 | 300 |
| Earth City | 1 | 272 |
| Kearney | 1 | 146 |
| Grandview | 1 | 107 |
| St. Louis | 1 | 73 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 6 | 715 |
| Closure | 1 | 300 |
Closures accounted for 30% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crane Merchandising Systems | Bridgeton | 300 | Closure | 2009-04-03 |
| Sara Lee Corporation | Earth City | 272 | Layoff | 2009-04-06 |
| Variform | Kearney | 146 | Layoff | 2009-04-03 |
| Sika Corporation | Grandview | 107 | Layoff | 2009-04-28 |
| Treasurer's Office | St. Louis | 73 | Layoff | 2009-04-06 |
| ANH Refractories Company | Vandalia | 68 | Layoff | 2009-04-06 |
| UST, Inc | Gladstone | 49 | Layoff | 2009-04-02 |
Leading the list was Crane Merchandising Systems at its Bridgeton facility, reporting 300 affected workers. Sara Lee Corporation followed with 272 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Missouri labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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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