Minnesota Layoffs — March 2025
Employers in Minnesota logged 15 WARN Act notices in March 2025, involving roughly 915 workers — climbing above February and up 193% versus March 2024. The average filing covered 61 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 3 | 123 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 122 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 1 |
The Retail sector dominated layoff filings with 123 workers across 3 notices. Meanwhile, Information & Technology reported 122 workers.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 1 | 600 |
| Hennepin | 2 | 130 |
| Ramsey | 2 | 108 |
| Dakota | 1 | 40 |
| Washington | 2 | 18 |
Saint Louis saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 66% of all affected workers with 600 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Hibbing | 1 | 600 |
| Minnetonka | 1 | 122 |
| Maplewood | 1 | 66 |
| New Brighton | 1 | 42 |
| Burnsville | 1 | 40 |
Layoff Type Analysis
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 18 |
Closures accounted for 2% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HibTac | Hibbing | 600 | ||
| Digital River | Minnetonka | 122 | ||
| Macy's | Maplewood | 66 | ||
| Trend Enterprises | New Brighton | 42 | ||
| Macy's | Burnsville | 40 | ||
| Lunds/Byerly's | St. Paul | 17 | Closure | |
| James Sewell Ballet | Minneapolis | 9 | ||
| Wink World MOA | Bloomington | 8 | ||
| Curiosi-Tea House | North Mankato | 4 | ||
| Back Shed Brewing | Waite Park | 2 | ||
| Mother's | Moorhead | 1 | ||
| Story & Teller | Minneapolis | 1 | ||
| Iron Door Pub | Minneapolis | 1 | ||
| Nuway Alliance | Rochester | 1 | Closure | |
| Irish on Grand | St. Paul | 1 |
The biggest impact was at HibTac at its Hibbing facility, reporting 600 affected workers. Digital River followed with 122 workers.
Trend & Outlook
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Minnesota labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Retail sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Minnesota. 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 Minnesota WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.