Employers in Mississippi submitted 6 WARN Act notices in August 2025, putting at risk an estimated 404 workers — up substantially from July. The average filing covered 67 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1 | 176 |
| Agriculture | 2 | 159 |
| Other | 1 | 69 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1 | 0 |
The Manufacturing sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 176 workers across 1 notice. Separately, Agriculture reported 159 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Grenada | 2 | 245 |
| DeSoto | 1 | 159 |
Grenada felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 61% of all affected workers with 245 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Grenada | 2 | 245 |
| Olive Branch | 1 | 159 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 404 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolute Forest Products US Inc. / Domtar | Grenada | 176 | Layoff | 2025-08-21 |
| SIMOS Insourcing Solutions, LLC | Olive Branch | 159 | Layoff | 2025-08-05 |
| Advanced Distributor Products | Grenada | 69 | Layoff | 2025-08-13 |
| SIMOS Insourcing Solutions, LLC Olive Branch (DeSoto) | N/A | 2025-08-05 | ||
| Advanced Distributor Products Grenada (Grenada) | N/A | 2025-08-13 | ||
| Resolute Forest Products US Inc. / Domtar Grenada (Grenada) | N/A | 2025-08-21 |
Topping the list was Resolute Forest Products US Inc. / Domtar at its Grenada facility, reporting 176 affected workers. SIMOS Insourcing Solutions, LLC followed with 159 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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