Employers in Mississippi posted 5 WARN Act notices in April 2024, affecting an estimated 239 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to March and up 34% versus April 2023. The average filing covered 48 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 4 | 239 |
The Manufacturing sector saw the heaviest impact with 239 workers across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Hancock | 1 | 146 |
| Marshall | 1 | 50 |
| Harrison | 1 | 43 |
Hancock saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 61% of all affected workers with 146 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Byhalia | 1 | 50 |
| Long Beach | 1 | 43 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 189 |
| Closure | 1 | 50 |
Closures accounted for 21% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amentum Stennis Space Center | 146 | Layoff | 2024-04-30 | |
| Hearthside Foods Solutions | Byhalia | 50 | Closure | 2024-04-18 |
| Chrisman Manufacturing, Inc | Long Beach | 43 | Layoff | 2024-04-26 |
| Chrisman Manufacturing, Inc. Long Beach (Harrison) | N/A | 2024-04-26 | ||
| Amentum Stennis Space Center Near Bay St. Louis (Hancock) | N/A | 2024-04-30 |
The largest notice was filed by Amentum Stennis Space Center at its Mississippi facility, reporting 146 affected workers. Hearthside Foods Solutions followed with 50 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
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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