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Mississippi Layoffs — May 2021

Employers in Mississippi logged 3 WARN Act notices in May 2021, involving roughly 339 workers — climbing above April and down 81% versus May 2020. The average filing covered 113 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

3
Notices Filed
339
Workers Affected
113
Avg per Notice
2
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry breakdown for Mississippi
IndustryNoticesWorkers
Transportation2338

The Transportation sector dominated layoff filings with 338 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

Top counties by layoff notices
CountyNoticesWorkers
Madison1337

Madison saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 99% of all affected workers with 337 workers across 1 notices.

Top cities by layoff notices
CityNoticesWorkers
Canton1337

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff types breakdown
TypeNoticesWorkers
Closure2338

The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Mississippi's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Largest layoff notices
CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Vantec Hitachi Transport SystemCanton337Closure
System MS Works Warehousing and 06/30/20201 reduction in business 2020-00281
Transport System Warehousing and MS Works 2020-0028 reduction in business needs1Closure

The biggest impact was at Vantec Hitachi Transport System at its Canton facility, reporting 337 affected workers. System MS Works Warehousing and 06/30/20201 reduction in business 2020-0028 followed with 1 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

This data points to a mixed picture for Mississippi's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Transportation 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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