Mississippi Layoffs — April 2013

Employers in Mississippi logged 2 WARN Act notices in April 2013, involving roughly 324 workers — climbing above March and up 398% versus April 2012. The average filing covered 162 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Information & Technology	1	253
Manufacturing	1	71

The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 253 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Manufacturing reported 71 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Oktibbeha	1	253
DeSoto	1	71

Oktibbeha saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 78% of all affected workers with 253 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Starkville	1	253
Olive Branch	1	71

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	1	253
Closure	1	71

Closures accounted for 22% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Sitel	Starkville	253	Layoff	2013-04-03
Fraenkel Company	Olive Branch	71	Closure	2013-04-18

The biggest impact was at Sitel at its Starkville facility, reporting 253 affected workers. Fraenkel Company followed with 71 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 Information & Technology 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.