Mississippi Layoffs — August 2012

Employers in Mississippi logged 5 WARN Act notices in August 2012, involving roughly 663 workers — climbing above July and up 167% versus August 2011. The average filing covered 133 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Construction	2	583
Other	1	70
Retail	1	10
Information & Technology	1	0

The Construction sector dominated layoff filings with 583 workers across 2 notices. Meanwhile, Other reported 70 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Kemper	1	396
Panola	1	70
Hinds	2	10

Kemper felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 60% of all affected workers with 396 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
DeKalb	1	396
Birmingham	1	187
Batesville	1	70
Clinton	1	10
Jackson	1	0

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	3	593
Closure	2	70

Closures accounted for 11% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Kbr	DeKalb	396	Layoff	2012-08-13
Yates Construction	Birmingham	187	Layoff	2012-08-13
Art Horizon	Batesville	70	Closure	2012-08-23
Fashion Bug	Clinton	10	Layoff	2012-08-03
Wdbd	Jackson	N/A	Closure	2012-08-24

The biggest impact was at Kbr at its DeKalb facility, reporting 396 affected workers. Yates Construction followed with 187 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

This data points to mounting pressure on the Mississippi labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Construction 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.