Mississippi Layoffs — April 2018

Employers in Mississippi posted 3 WARN Act notices in April 2018, affecting an estimated 335 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to March and up 179% versus April 2017. The average filing covered 112 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Retail	1	284
Manufacturing	1	40
Construction	1	11

The Retail sector saw the heaviest impact with 284 workers across 1 notice. On a related front, Manufacturing reported 40 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Copiah	1	284
Tishomingo	1	40

Copiah saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 85% of all affected workers with 284 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Hazlehurst	1	284
Burnsville	1	40
Nashville	1	11

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	1	284
Layoff	2	51

The high proportion of closures (85% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Mississippi's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Advance Auto Parts Distribution Center	Hazlehurst	284	Closure	2018-04-12
Vanleigh RV	Burnsville	40	Layoff	2018-04-09
Sitel	Nashville	11	Layoff	2018-04-02

The largest notice was filed by Advance Auto Parts Distribution Center at its Hazlehurst facility, reporting 284 affected workers. Vanleigh RV followed with 40 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Mississippi labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Retail sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Mississippi. 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 Mississippi WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.