Employers in Missouri logged 14 WARN Act notices in September 2018, involving roughly 2,876 workers and up 1382% versus September 2017. The average filing covered 205 workers, with 7 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 4 | 1,890 |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 214 |
The Transportation sector dominated layoff filings with 1,890 workers across 4 notices. Meanwhile, Manufacturing reported 214 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple Locations | 2 | 1,576 |
| St. Louis | 7 | 978 |
| Audrain | 2 | 168 |
| Benton | 2 | 94 |
| St. Louis City | 1 | 60 |
Multiple Locations felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 55% of all affected workers with 1,576 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple Locations | 2 | 1,576 |
| Florissant | 2 | 428 |
| Hazelwood | 2 | 314 |
| Overland | 2 | 176 |
| Mexico | 2 | 168 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 7 | 1,438 |
Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shop 'n Save Warehouse Foods (St. Louis area) | Multiple Locations | 788 | Closure | 2018-09-17 |
| Shop 'n Save Warehouse Foods (St. Louis area) | Multiple Locations | 788 | 2018-09-17 | |
| Connexions Loyalty | Florissant | 214 | Closure | 2018-09-19 |
| Connexions Loyalty | Florissant | 214 | 2018-09-19 | |
| Supervalu, Inc. Distribution Center | Hazelwood | 157 | Closure | 2018-09-18 |
| Supervalu, Inc. Distribution Center | Hazelwood | 157 | 2018-09-18 | |
| Bodine Aluminum (St. Louis) | Overland | 88 | Closure | 2018-09-25 |
| Bodine Aluminum (St. Louis) | Overland | 88 | 2018-09-25 | |
| Brookstone Company, Inc | Mexico | 84 | Closure | 2018-09-04 |
| Brookstone Company, Inc | Mexico | 84 | 2018-09-04 | |
| Duke Manufacturing, Inc | St. Louis | 60 | Closure | 2018-09-14 |
| Duke Manufacturing, Inc | St. Louis | 60 | 2018-09-14 | |
| Elbeco, Inc. (Warsaw Manufacturing) | Warsaw | 47 | Closure | 2018-09-18 |
| Elbeco, Inc. (Warsaw Manufacturing) | Warsaw | 47 | 2018-09-18 |
The biggest impact was at Shop 'n Save Warehouse Foods (St. Louis area) at its Multiple Locations facility, reporting 788 affected workers. Shop 'n Save Warehouse Foods (St. Louis area) followed with 788 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Missouri labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation 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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