Missouri Layoffs — June 2013

Employers in Missouri recorded 4 WARN Act notices in June 2013, covering approximately 390 workers — marking a sharp increase from May. The average filing covered 98 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Missouri this month. A total of 390 workers were affected across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Platte	1	134
Jasper	1	123
Buchanan	1	83
St. Louis	1	50

Platte bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 34% of all affected workers with 134 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Kansas City	1	134
Joplin	1	123
St. Joseph	1	83
St. Louis	1	50

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	206
Layoff	2	184

The high proportion of closures (53% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Missouri's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
ACCENT Marketing Services, LLC	Kansas City	134	Layoff	2013-06-14
Mars Petcare US, Inc	Joplin	123	Closure	2013-06-10
Filtration Group	St. Joseph	83	Closure	2013-06-10
ConAgra Foods, Inc	St. Louis	50	Layoff	2013-06-28

Leading the list was ACCENT Marketing Services, LLC at its Kansas City facility, reporting 134 affected workers. Mars Petcare US, Inc followed with 123 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Missouri labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.

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.