Employers in Missouri posted 8 WARN Act notices in May 2018, affecting an estimated 1,552 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to April and up 107% versus May 2017. The average filing covered 194 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Education | 1 | 188 |
The Education sector saw the heaviest impact with 188 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 2 | 970 |
| St. Louis | 2 | 376 |
| Buchanan | 2 | 148 |
| Clay | 2 | 58 |
Jackson saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 62% of all affected workers with 970 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 2 | 970 |
| St. Louis | 2 | 376 |
| St. Joseph | 2 | 148 |
| Claycomo | 2 | 58 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 4 | 776 |
Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harley Davidson Motor Company, Inc. - Kansas City (Updated 03/25/2019) | Kansas City | 485 | Closure | 2018-05-29 |
| Harley Davidson Motor Company, Inc. - Kansas City (Updated 03/25/2019) | Kansas City | 485 | 2018-05-29 | |
| Aramark Campus Services, LLC - Saint Louis University | St. Louis | 188 | Closure | 2018-05-30 |
| Aramark | St. Louis | 188 | 2018-05-30 | |
| Car City Motor, Inc | St. Joseph | 74 | Closure | 2018-05-18 |
| Car City Motor, Inc | St. Joseph | 74 | 2018-05-18 | |
| Cassens Transport Company | Claycomo | 29 | Closure | 2018-05-10 |
| Cassens Transport Company | Claycomo | 29 | 2018-05-10 |
The largest notice was filed by Harley Davidson Motor Company, Inc. - Kansas City (Updated 03/25/2019) at its Kansas City facility, reporting 485 affected workers. Harley Davidson Motor Company, Inc. - Kansas City (Updated 03/25/2019) followed with 485 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 Education 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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