Missouri Layoffs — May 2022

Employers in Missouri logged 2 WARN Act notices in May 2022, involving roughly 545 workers — climbing above April and up 319% versus May 2021. The average filing covered 272 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Admin & Support Services	1	472
Manufacturing	1	73

The Admin & Support Services sector dominated layoff filings with 472 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Manufacturing reported 73 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
St. Francios	1	472
Gasconade	1	73

St. Francios saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 87% of all affected workers with 472 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Farmington	1	472
Hermann	1	73

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	1	472
Closure	1	73

Closures accounted for 13% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
StarTek	Farmington	472	Layoff	2022-05-17
Pretium Packaging, LLC	Hermann	73	Closure	2022-05-20

The biggest impact was at StarTek at its Farmington facility, reporting 472 affected workers. Pretium Packaging, LLC followed with 73 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

This data points to mounting pressure on the Missouri labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Admin & Support Services 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.