Employers in Mississippi posted 11 WARN Act notices in June 2022, affecting an estimated 416 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to May. The average filing covered 38 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 171 |
The Manufacturing sector saw the heaviest impact with 171 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Monroe | 1 | 171 |
| Pontotoc | 2 | 141 |
| Tate | 1 | 100 |
| Wayne | 1 | 4 |
Monroe absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 41% of all affected workers with 171 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Amory | 1 | 171 |
| Coldwater | 1 | 100 |
| Pontotoc | 1 | 86 |
| Ecru | 1 | 55 |
| Waynesboro | 1 | 4 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 412 |
| Closure | 1 | 4 |
Closures accounted for 1% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Furniture Industries | Amory | 171 | Layoff | 2022-06-30 |
| FXI, Inc | Coldwater | 100 | Layoff | 2022-06-13 |
| Southern Motion | Pontotoc | 86 | Layoff | 2022-06-20 |
| Fusion | Ecru | 55 | Layoff | 2022-06-20 |
| Sears | Waynesboro | 4 | Closure | 2022-06-01 |
| Sears Waynesboro (Wayne) | N/A | 2022-06-01 | ||
| Federal Express Corporation Richland (Rankin) | N/A | 2022-06-08 | ||
| FXI, Inc. Coldwater (Tate) | N/A | 2022-06-13 | ||
| Southern Motion Pontotoc (Pontotoc) | N/A | 2022-06-20 | ||
| Fusion Ecru (Pontotoc) | N/A | 2022-06-20 | ||
| United Furniture Industries Amory (Monroe) | N/A | 2022-06-30 |
The largest notice was filed by United Furniture Industries at its Amory facility, reporting 171 affected workers. FXI, Inc followed with 100 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 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.
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