Employers in Mississippi submitted 3 WARN Act notices in December 2024, putting at risk an estimated 80 workers. The average filing covered 27 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1 | 80 |
The Manufacturing sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 80 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Warren | 1 | 80 |
Warren was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 80 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Vicksburg | 1 | 80 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 80 |
The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Mississippi's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Lighting Solutions | Vicksburg | 80 | Closure | 2024-12-03 |
| Cooper Lighting Solutions Vicksburg (Warren) | N/A | 2024-12-03 | ||
| Intuitive Surgical Southaven (DeSoto) | N/A | 2024-12-11 |
Topping the list was Cooper Lighting Solutions at its Vicksburg facility, reporting 80 affected workers. Cooper Lighting Solutions Vicksburg (Warren) followed with 0 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight 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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