Mississippi Layoffs — January 2020

Employers in Mississippi recorded 3 WARN Act notices in January 2020, covering approximately 190 workers and down 65% versus January 2019. The average filing covered 63 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	2	120
Other	1	70

The Manufacturing sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 120 workers across 2 notices. At the same time, Other reported 70 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Harrison	1	107
Madison	1	70
Adams	1	13

Harrison absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 56% of all affected workers with 107 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Gulfport	1	107
Madison	1	70
Natchez	1	13

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	2	177
Closure	1	13

Closures accounted for 7% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Crothall Healthcare	Gulfport	107	Layoff	2020-01-27
Vertex Aerospace, LLC	Madison	70	Layoff	2020-01-16
Brighton Healthcare	Natchez	13	Closure	2020-01-28

Leading the list was Crothall Healthcare at its Gulfport facility, reporting 107 affected workers. Vertex Aerospace, LLC followed with 70 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The filings reflect a mixed picture for Mississippi's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Manufacturing 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.