Employers in Missouri posted 11 WARN Act notices in November 2015, affecting an estimated 1,594 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to October and up 95% versus November 2014. The average filing covered 145 workers, with 5 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 2 | 302 |
The Information & Technology sector saw the heaviest impact with 302 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 9 | 1,594 |
Jackson bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 1,594 workers across 9 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lee's Summit | 9 | 1,594 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 2 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 5 | 797 |
Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serco, Inc | Lee's Summit | 503 | Closure | 2015-11-19 |
| Serco | Lee's Summit | 503 | 2015-11-19 | |
| HeiTech Services, Inc | Lee's Summit | 151 | Closure | 2015-11-20 |
| HeiTech Services, Inc | Lee's Summit | 151 | 2015-11-20 | |
| CMI Management, Inc | Lee's Summit | 75 | Closure | 2015-11-20 |
| CMI Management, Inc | Lee's Summit | 75 | 2015-11-20 | |
| Dextera Corporation | Lee's Summit | 68 | Closure | 2015-11-24 |
| Dextera Corporation | Lee's Summit | 68 | 2015-11-24 | |
| Dextera Corporation | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-11-24 | |
| J&M Management | Lee's Summit | N/A | Closure | 2015-11-30 |
| J&M Management | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-11-30 |
The largest notice was filed by Serco, Inc at its Lee's Summit facility, reporting 503 affected workers. Serco followed with 503 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Missouri 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 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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