Georgia Layoffs — March 2004

Employers in Georgia logged 5 WARN Act notices in March 2004, involving roughly 783 workers — falling below February and down 8% versus March 2003. The average filing covered 157 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Healthcare	1	300

The Healthcare sector dominated layoff filings with 300 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Fulton	1	300
Walton	1	158
Atkinson	1	150
Dekalb	1	101
Cook	1	74

Fulton was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 38% of all affected workers with 300 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Atlanta	1	300
Monroe	1	158
Pearson	1	150
Tucker	1	101
Adel	1	74

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Grady Memorial Hospital	Atlanta	300		2004-03-03
Avondale Mills, Inc	Monroe	158		2004-03-08
Cady Industries, Inc	Pearson	150		2004-03-29
Citicorp	Tucker	101		2004-03-12
Elberta Crate & Box Company	Adel	74		2004-03-10

The biggest impact was at Grady Memorial Hospital at its Atlanta facility, reporting 300 affected workers. Avondale Mills, Inc followed with 158 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

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