Mississippi Layoffs — March 2020

Employers in Mississippi logged 52 WARN Act notices in March 2020, involving roughly 11,059 workers — climbing above February and up 14845% versus March 2019. The average filing covered 213 workers, with 9 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

The Accommodation & Food sector dominated layoff filings with 5,597 workers across 12 notices. Meanwhile, Manufacturing reported 3,530 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Harrison was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 27% of all affected workers with 3,002 workers across 5 notices.

Layoff Type Analysis

Closures accounted for 4% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

The biggest impact was at Beau Rivage Resort & Casion at its Biloxi facility, reporting 2,896 affected workers. Cooper Tire and Rubber followed with 1,448 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

This data points to mounting pressure on the Mississippi labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Accommodation & Food 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.