Missouri Layoffs — January 2022

Employers in Missouri posted 2 WARN Act notices in January 2022, affecting an estimated 381 workers and up 293% versus January 2021. The average filing covered 190 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	2	381

The Manufacturing sector saw the heaviest impact with 381 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
St. Francios	1	243
St. Louis	1	138

St. Francios bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 64% of all affected workers with 243 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Park Hills	1	243
St. Louis	1	138

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	1	243
Layoff	1	138

The high proportion of closures (64% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Missouri's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Premier Glass USA, LLC	Park Hills	243	Closure	2022-01-28
Nestle Regional GLOBE Office North America, Inc. (NRGONA)	St. Louis	138	Layoff	2022-01-10

The largest notice was filed by Premier Glass USA, LLC at its Park Hills facility, reporting 243 affected workers. Nestle Regional GLOBE Office North America, Inc. (NRGONA) followed with 138 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Missouri labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing 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.