Employers in Mississippi reported 8 WARN Act notices in January 2021, displacing an estimated 848 workers — signaling an acceleration from December and up 346% versus January 2020. The average filing covered 106 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wholesale Trade | 1 | 434 |
| Other | 1 | 235 |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 179 |
The Wholesale Trade sector topped the list of affected industries with 434 workers across 1 notice. Notably, Other reported 235 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Madison | 1 | 434 |
| Noxubee | 1 | 235 |
| Lee | 1 | 105 |
| Wayne | 1 | 74 |
Madison absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 51% of all affected workers with 434 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Canton | 2 | 669 |
| Tupelo | 1 | 105 |
| Waynesboro | 1 | 74 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 774 |
| Layoff | 1 | 74 |
The high proportion of closures (91% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Mississippi's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peco Foods, Inc | Canton | 434 | Closure | 2021-01-08 |
| Peco Foods, Inc | Canton | 235 | Closure | 2021-01-08 |
| Genlyte Thomas Group, LLC/Signify | Tupelo | 105 | Closure | 2021-01-19 |
| Scotch Plywood Company | Waynesboro | 74 | Layoff | 2021-01-12 |
| Peco Foods, Inc. Canton (Noxubee) | N/A | 2021-01-08 | ||
| Peco Foods, Inc. Canton (Madison) | N/A | 2021-01-08 | ||
| Scotch Plywood Company Waynesboro (Wayne) | N/A | 2021-01-12 | ||
| Genlyte Thomas Group ,LLC/Signify Tupelo (Lee) | N/A | 2021-01-19 |
The most significant filing came from Peco Foods, Inc at its Canton facility, reporting 434 affected workers. Peco Foods, Inc followed with 235 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Mississippi labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Wholesale Trade 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.
Get weekly layoff reports in your inbox
Free weekly digest of WARN Act filings and analysis.
