Employers in Minnesota logged 28 WARN Act notices in March 2025, involving roughly 1,665 workers — climbing above February and up 158% versus March 2024. The average filing covered 59 workers, with 11 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Mining & Energy | 1 | 600 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 122 |
| Retail | 7 | 81 |
| Education | 1 | 63 |
| Other | 1 | 5 |
| Accommodation & Food | 1 | 1 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 1 |
The Mining & Energy sector dominated layoff filings with 600 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Information & Technology reported 122 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 2 | 1,200 |
| Hennepin | 1 | 122 |
| Dakota | 1 | 40 |
| Anoka | 5 | 17 |
| Olmsted | 3 | 6 |
Saint Louis was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 72% of all affected workers with 1,200 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Hibbing | 2 | 1,200 |
| Minnetonka | 1 | 122 |
| New Brighton | 2 | 84 |
| Maplewood | 1 | 66 |
| St. Cloud | 1 | 63 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 600 |
| Closure | 11 | 151 |
Closures accounted for 9% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HibTac | Hibbing | 600 | Layoff | 2025-03-20 |
| HibTac | Hibbing | 600 | 2025-03-28 | |
| Digital River | Minnetonka | 122 | 2025-03-31 | |
| Macy's | Maplewood | 66 | 2025-03-18 | |
| Athlos Academy | St. Cloud | 63 | Closure | 2025-03-01 |
| Trend Enterprises | New Brighton | 42 | Closure | 2025-03-01 |
| Trend Enterprises | New Brighton | 42 | 2025-03-27 | |
| Macy's | Burnsville | 40 | 2025-03-18 | |
| Lunds/Byerly's | St. Paul | 17 | 2025-03-26 | |
| Lunds/Byerly's | St. Paul | 17 | Closure | 2025-03-28 |
| James Sewell Ballet | Minneapolis | 9 | 2025-03-01 | |
| Wink World MOA | Bloomington | 8 | Closure | 2025-03-01 |
| Wink World MOA | Bloomington | 8 | 2025-03-23 | |
| Dollar General | Minneapolis | 5 | Closure | 2025-03-01 |
| Forever 21 | Rochester | 5 | Closure | 2025-03-01 |
The biggest impact was at HibTac at its Hibbing facility, reporting 600 affected workers. HibTac followed with 600 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Minnesota labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Mining & Energy sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Minnesota. 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 Minnesota WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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