Missouri Layoffs — August 2025

Employers in Missouri filed 3 WARN Act notices in August 2025, impacting roughly 38 workers — representing a pullback from July and down 60% versus August 2024. The average filing covered 13 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Information & Technology	1	23
Healthcare	1	11
Manufacturing	1	4

The Information & Technology sector led the way in workforce reductions with 23 workers across 1 notice. In a parallel development, Healthcare reported 11 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
St. Louis	2	27
Central	1	11

St. Louis was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 71% of all affected workers with 27 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
St. Louis	1	23
Kirksville	1	11
Maryland Heights	1	4

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	1	23
Closure	2	15

Closures accounted for 39% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Block, Inc	St. Louis	23	Layoff	2025-08-12
Hollister	Kirksville	11	Closure	2025-08-04
St. Louis Dispatch	Maryland Heights	4	Closure	2025-08-01

The single largest action involved Block, Inc at its St. Louis facility, reporting 23 affected workers. Hollister followed with 11 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Missouri, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Information & Technology sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Missouri. 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 Missouri WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.