Employers in Missouri posted 10 WARN Act notices in January 2016, affecting an estimated 3,420 workers and up 516% versus January 2015. The average filing covered 342 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 104 |
The Manufacturing sector saw the heaviest impact with 104 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 4 | 1,734 |
| New Madrid | 2 | 1,420 |
| Boone | 2 | 162 |
| St. Charles | 2 | 104 |
St. Louis bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 51% of all affected workers with 1,734 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgeton | 2 | 1,504 |
| New Madrid | 2 | 1,420 |
| Hazelwood | 2 | 230 |
| Columbia | 2 | 162 |
| St. Charles | 2 | 104 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 948 |
| Layoff | 2 | 762 |
Closures accounted for 28% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macy's Credit and Customer Services | Bridgeton | 752 | Closure | 2016-01-07 |
| Macy's | Bridgeton | 752 | 2016-01-07 | |
| Noranda Aluminum, Inc | New Madrid | 710 | Layoff | 2016-01-13 |
| Noranda Aluminum, Inc | New Madrid | 710 | 2016-01-13 | |
| Printpack, Inc | Hazelwood | 115 | Closure | 2016-01-20 |
| Printpack, Inc | Hazelwood | 115 | 2016-01-20 | |
| Macy's Shoppes | Columbia | 81 | Closure | 2016-01-07 |
| Macy's | Columbia | 81 | 2016-01-07 | |
| American Railcar Industries, Corbitt Manufacturing Plant | St. Charles | 52 | Layoff | 2016-01-14 |
| American Railcar Industries, Corbitt Manufacturing Plant | St. Charles | 52 | 2016-01-14 |
The largest notice was filed by Macy's Credit and Customer Services at its Bridgeton facility, reporting 752 affected workers. Macy's followed with 752 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Missouri labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing 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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