Georgia Layoffs — November 2002

Employers in Georgia logged 8 WARN Act notices in November 2002, involving roughly 1,930 workers — falling below October and down 70% versus November 2001. The average filing covered 241 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

8
Notices Filed
1,930
Workers Affected
241
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

IndustryNoticesWorkers
Government1375

The Government sector dominated layoff filings with 375 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Fulton21,400
Miller1130
Muscogee199
Floyd198
Clarke187

Fulton bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 73% of all affected workers with 1,400 workers across 2 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Atlanta21,400
Colquitt1130
Ft Benning199
Rome198
Athens187

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Georgia this month.

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Delta Air Lines, IncAtlanta1,0252002-11-07
City Of AtlantaAtlanta3752002-11-22
Dana Undies, IncColquitt1302002-11-06
Lear Siegler Services, IncFt Benning992002-11-25
Sitel CorporationRome982002-11-25
After Six, IncAthens872002-11-01
Coloplast CorporationMarietta762002-11-07
Soft Sheen CarsonSavannah402002-11-22

The biggest impact was at Delta Air Lines, Inc at its Atlanta facility, reporting 1,025 affected workers. City Of Atlanta followed with 375 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Georgia, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Government 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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