Missouri Layoffs — May 2013

Employers in Missouri logged 4 WARN Act notices in May 2013, involving roughly 340 workers — falling below April and down 4% versus May 2012. The average filing covered 85 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Accommodation & Food	1	217

The Accommodation & Food sector dominated layoff filings with 217 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
St. Louis	4	340

St. Louis saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 340 workers across 4 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
St. Louis	4	340

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	2	222
Closure	2	118

Closures accounted for 35% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Compass Group USA, Inc. d/b/a Chartwells Dining Services	St. Louis	217	Layoff	2013-05-06
Huntleigh USA	St. Louis	60	Closure	2013-05-03
Macy's	St. Louis	58	Closure	2013-05-24
YP Texas Region Yellow Pages LLC	St. Louis	5	Layoff	2013-05-03

The biggest impact was at Compass Group USA, Inc. d/b/a Chartwells Dining Services at its St. Louis facility, reporting 217 affected workers. Huntleigh USA followed with 60 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Missouri, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Accommodation & Food 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.