Employers in Mississippi recorded 3 WARN Act notices in November 2025, covering approximately 79 workers. The average filing covered 26 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 3 | 79 |
The Manufacturing sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 79 workers across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lafayette | 1 | 79 |
| Lefore | 1 | 0 |
Lafayette absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 79 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 1 | 79 |
| Greenwood | 1 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 79 |
| Layoff | 1 | 0 |
The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Mississippi's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgess-Norton Mfg. Co., Inc | Oxford | 79 | Closure | 2025-11-06 |
| Burgess-Norton Mfg. Co., Inc. Oxford (Lafayette) | N/A | 2025-11-06 | ||
| Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp | Greenwood | N/A | Layoff | 2025-11-29 |
Leading the list was Burgess-Norton Mfg. Co., Inc at its Oxford facility, reporting 79 affected workers. Burgess-Norton Mfg. Co., Inc. Oxford (Lafayette) followed with 0 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The filings reflect 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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