Mississippi Layoffs — June 2025

Employers in Mississippi posted 2 WARN Act notices in June 2025, affecting an estimated 113 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to May and up 182% versus June 2024. The average filing covered 56 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Education	2	113

The Education sector saw the heaviest impact with 113 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Panola	1	113

Panola absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 113 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Batesville	1	113

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	1	113

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
Finch Henry Job Corp Center/Education & Training Resources	Batesville	113	Closure	2025-06-02
Finch Henry Job Corp Center/Education & Training Resources Batesville (Panola)		N/A		2025-06-02

The largest notice was filed by Finch Henry Job Corp Center/Education & Training Resources at its Batesville facility, reporting 113 affected workers. Finch Henry Job Corp Center/Education & Training Resources Batesville (Panola) followed with 0 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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 Education 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.