Employers in Mississippi posted 8 WARN Act notices in February 2020, affecting an estimated 594 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to January and up 383% versus February 2019. The average filing covered 74 workers, with 5 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 2 | 468 |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 70 |
| Mining & Energy | 1 | 37 |
| Retail | 1 | 13 |
| Other | 2 | 6 |
The Transportation sector saw the heaviest impact with 468 workers across 2 notices. On a related front, Manufacturing reported 70 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Rankin | 1 | 443 |
| Adams | 1 | 37 |
| Lamar | 1 | 35 |
| Warren | 1 | 35 |
| DeSoto | 1 | 25 |
Rankin was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 75% of all affected workers with 443 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Flowood | 1 | 443 |
| Natchez | 1 | 37 |
| Hattiesburg | 1 | 35 |
| Vicksburg | 1 | 35 |
| Horn Lake | 1 | 25 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 503 |
| Closure | 5 | 91 |
Closures accounted for 15% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAITR and Bite Squad | Flowood | 443 | Layoff | 2020-02-10 |
| Callon Petroleum | Natchez | 37 | Closure | 2020-02-20 |
| The American Bottling Company/Keurig Dr Pepper | Hattiesburg | 35 | Closure | 2020-02-13 |
| Vicksburg Forest Products | Vicksburg | 35 | Layoff | 2020-02-13 |
| DSV Solutions | Horn Lake | 25 | Layoff | 2020-02-14 |
| Kirkland's | Jackson | 13 | Closure | 2020-02-13 |
| Trustmark | Ridgeland | 4 | Closure | 2020-02-13 |
| Trustmark | Canton | 2 | Closure | 2020-02-13 |
The largest notice was filed by WAITR and Bite Squad at its Flowood facility, reporting 443 affected workers. Callon Petroleum followed with 37 workers.
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 Transportation 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.
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