Mississippi Layoffs — February 2011

Employers in Mississippi posted 4 WARN Act notices in February 2011, affecting an estimated 526 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to January. The average filing covered 132 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Other	2	488
Healthcare	1	35
Construction	1	3

The Other sector saw the heaviest impact with 488 workers across 2 notices. On a related front, Healthcare reported 35 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Leflore	1	400
Forest	1	88
Tunica	1	35
Jackson	1	3

Leflore was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 76% of all affected workers with 400 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Itta Benna	1	400
Hattiesburg	1	88
Robinsonville	1	35
Pascagoula	1	3

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	4	526

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Heartland Catfish	Itta Benna	400	Layoff	2011-02-14
Goldbelt Eagle	Hattiesburg	88	Layoff	2011-02-17
Gold Strike Casino	Robinsonville	35	Layoff	2011-02-02
Northrop Grumman	Pascagoula	3	Layoff	2011-02-23

The largest notice was filed by Heartland Catfish at its Itta Benna facility, reporting 400 affected workers. Goldbelt Eagle followed with 88 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Mississippi labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Other sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Mississippi. 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 Mississippi WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.