Employers in Mississippi logged 2 WARN Act notices in October 2022, involving roughly 600 workers — climbing above September. The average filing covered 300 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 2 | 600 |
The Healthcare sector dominated layoff filings with 600 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Leflore | 1 | 600 |
Leflore bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 600 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Greenwood | 1 | 600 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 600 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood Leflore Hospital | Greenwood | 600 | Layoff | 2022-10-05 |
| Greenwood Leflore Hospital Greenwood, (Leflore) | N/A | 2022-10-05 |
The biggest impact was at Greenwood Leflore Hospital at its Greenwood facility, reporting 600 affected workers. Greenwood Leflore Hospital Greenwood, (Leflore) followed with 0 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Mississippi labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare 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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