Mississippi Layoffs — February 2023

Employers in Mississippi posted 3 WARN Act notices in February 2023, affecting an estimated 150 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to January. The average filing covered 50 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	1	150

The Manufacturing sector saw the heaviest impact with 150 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Hinds	1	150

Hinds was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 150 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Clinton	1	150

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	1	150

The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Mississippi's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Milwaukee Tool	Clinton	150	Closure	2023-02-13
Schulz Xtruded Products (SXP) Tunica (Robinsonville)		N/A		2023-02-13
Schulz Xtruded Products (SXP) Hernando (DeSoto)		N/A		2023-02-13

The largest notice was filed by Milwaukee Tool at its Clinton facility, reporting 150 affected workers. Schulz Xtruded Products (SXP) Tunica (Robinsonville) followed with 0 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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.