Employers in Missouri submitted 6 WARN Act notices in March 2019, putting at risk an estimated 554 workers — up substantially from February and up 20% versus March 2018. The average filing covered 92 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 1 | 138 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 138 |
The Retail sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 138 workers across 1 notice. Separately, Healthcare reported 138 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 4 | 334 |
| Platte | 2 | 220 |
Jackson was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 60% of all affected workers with 334 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 6 | 554 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 277 |
Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVS Health subsidiary companies Aetna Resources LLC and CVS Pharmacy, Inc | Kansas City | 138 | Closure | 2019-03-13 |
| CVS Health Corporation | Kansas City | 138 | 2019-03-13 | |
| The Results Companies, LLC | Kansas City | 82 | Closure | 2019-03-01 |
| The Results Companies, LLC | Kansas City | 82 | 2019-03-01 | |
| PepsiCo, Inc. (Kansas City) | Kansas City | 57 | Closure | 2019-03-15 |
| PepsiCo | Kansas City | 57 | 2019-03-15 |
Topping the list was CVS Health subsidiary companies Aetna Resources LLC and CVS Pharmacy, Inc at its Kansas City facility, reporting 138 affected workers. CVS Health Corporation followed with 138 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Missouri 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 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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