Employers in Missouri posted 6 WARN Act notices in November 2009, affecting an estimated 974 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to October and up 60% versus November 2008. The average filing covered 162 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 1 | 82 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 5 |
The Healthcare sector saw the heaviest impact with 82 workers across 1 notice. On a related front, Information & Technology reported 5 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis CO | 2 | 678 |
| Clay | 2 | 173 |
| Cooper | 1 | 118 |
| McDonald | 1 | 5 |
St. Louis CO bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 70% of all affected workers with 678 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield | 1 | 675 |
| Boonville | 1 | 118 |
| Kansas City | 1 | 91 |
| Gladstone | 1 | 82 |
| Pineville | 1 | 5 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 5 | 969 |
| Closure | 1 | 5 |
Closures accounted for 1% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pfizer | Chesterfield | 675 | Layoff | 2009-11-12 |
| Nordyne, Inc | Boonville | 118 | Layoff | 2009-11-03 |
| Musician's Friend | Kansas City | 91 | Layoff | 2009-11-05 |
| Woodbine Healthcare | Gladstone | 82 | Layoff | 2009-11-06 |
| Stephens Media LLC | Pineville | 5 | Closure | 2009-11-02 |
| Sun Microsystems | St. Louis | 3 | Layoff | 2009-11-04 |
The largest notice was filed by Pfizer at its Chesterfield facility, reporting 675 affected workers. Nordyne, Inc followed with 118 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Missouri labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare 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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