Employers in Missouri logged 4 WARN Act notices in March 2015, involving roughly 524 workers — climbing above February and up 27% versus March 2014. The average filing covered 131 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & Food | 1 | 240 |
| Transportation | 2 | 115 |
The Accommodation & Food sector dominated layoff filings with 240 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Transportation reported 115 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 2 | 293 |
| Platte | 2 | 231 |
St. Louis was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 56% of all affected workers with 293 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 2 | 293 |
| Kansas City | 2 | 231 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 284 |
| Closure | 1 | 240 |
Closures accounted for 46% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 STL Holdings, LLC d/b/a St. Louis Downtown Crowne Plaza Hotel | St. Louis | 240 | Closure | 2015-03-03 |
| Harley-Davidson Motor Company | Kansas City | 169 | Layoff | 2015-03-09 |
| United Airlines, Inc | Kansas City | 62 | Layoff | 2015-03-06 |
| United Airlines, Inc | St. Louis | 53 | Layoff | 2015-03-06 |
The biggest impact was at 200 STL Holdings, LLC d/b/a St. Louis Downtown Crowne Plaza Hotel at its St. Louis facility, reporting 240 affected workers. Harley-Davidson Motor Company followed with 169 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Missouri labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. 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.
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