Employers in Georgia logged 13 WARN Act notices in September 2001, involving roughly 2,038 workers — falling below August. The average filing covered 157 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 2 | 614 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 539 |
| Transportation | 1 | 151 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 66 |
The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 614 workers across 2 notices. Meanwhile, Manufacturing reported 539 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Gwinnett | 3 | 701 |
| Fulton | 6 | 663 |
| Bartow | 1 | 539 |
| Troup | 1 | 65 |
| Dougherty | 1 | 54 |
Gwinnett felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 34% of all affected workers with 701 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cartersville | 1 | 539 |
| Atlanta | 4 | 508 |
| Norcross | 1 | 480 |
| Duluth | 1 | 134 |
| Suwanee | 1 | 87 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Georgia this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thrall Car Manufacturing Company | Cartersville | 539 | 2001-09-19 | |
| Lucent Technology | Norcross | 480 | 2001-09-07 | |
| Mead Office Products | Atlanta | 218 | 2001-09-06 | |
| Northwest Airlines | Atlanta | 151 | 2001-09-24 | |
| Mitsubishi Wireless Communications | Duluth | 134 | 2001-09-21 | |
| E Deltacom Company | Suwanee | 87 | 2001-09-17 | |
| Ifleet, Inc | Roswell | 80 | 2001-09-06 | |
| Ameraparts International, Llc | East Point | 75 | 2001-09-24 | |
| Dekor | Atlanta | 73 | 2001-09-24 | |
| Atlanta Medical Center | Atlanta | 66 | 2001-09-12 | |
| Marconi Communication | Lagrange | 65 | 2001-09-06 | |
| Bobs Candies, Inc | Albany | 54 | 2001-09-04 | |
| Tapistron | Ringgold | 16 | 2001-09-04 |
The biggest impact was at Thrall Car Manufacturing Company at its Cartersville facility, reporting 539 affected workers. Lucent Technology followed with 480 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
This data points to a mixed picture for Georgia's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Information & Technology sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Georgia. 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 Georgia WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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