Employers in Mississippi filed 2 WARN Act notices in July 2025, impacting roughly 71 workers — representing a pullback from June and down 53% versus July 2024. The average filing covered 36 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 71 |
The Manufacturing sector led the way in workforce reductions with 71 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | 1 | 71 |
Lincoln was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 71 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Brookhaven | 1 | 71 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 71 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Lumber, Brookhaven, LLC | Brookhaven | 71 | Layoff | 2025-07-11 |
| Rex Lumber, Brookhaven, LLC Brookhaven (Lincoln) | N/A | 2025-07-11 |
The single largest action involved Rex Lumber, Brookhaven, LLC at its Brookhaven facility, reporting 71 affected workers. Rex Lumber, Brookhaven, LLC Brookhaven (Lincoln) followed with 0 workers.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Mississippi, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. 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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