Employers in Missouri logged 8 WARN Act notices in May 2016, involving roughly 828 workers — falling below April and up 46% versus May 2015. The average filing covered 104 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 206 |
The Finance & Insurance sector dominated layoff filings with 206 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 5 | 747 |
| St. Louis CO | 1 | 73 |
| St. Charles | 2 | 8 |
St. Louis saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 90% of all affected workers with 747 workers across 5 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgeton | 2 | 468 |
| Earth City | 2 | 206 |
| Chesterfield | 2 | 146 |
| St. Peters | 2 | 8 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 341 |
| Closure | 1 | 73 |
Closures accounted for 9% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schnuck Markets, Inc | Bridgeton | 234 | Layoff | 2016-05-18 |
| Schnuck Markets, Inc | Bridgeton | 234 | 2016-05-18 | |
| Ditech Financial, LLC | Earth City | 103 | Layoff | 2016-05-02 |
| Ditech Financial, LLC | Earth City | 103 | 2016-05-02 | |
| Machine Laboratory, LLC | Chesterfield | 73 | Closure | 2016-05-02 |
| Machine Laboratory, LLC | Chesterfield | 73 | 2016-05-02 | |
| SunEdison, Inc | St. Peters | 4 | Layoff | 2016-05-25 |
| SunEdison, Inc | St. Peters | 4 | 2016-05-25 |
The biggest impact was at Schnuck Markets, Inc at its Bridgeton facility, reporting 234 affected workers. Schnuck Markets, Inc followed with 234 workers.
This data points to a mixed picture for Missouri's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Finance & Insurance 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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