Employers in Georgia logged 12 WARN Act notices in September 2004, involving roughly 1,233 workers — climbing above August and up 47% versus September 2003. The average filing covered 103 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 1 | 57 |
The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 57 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fulton | 4 | 394 |
| Lowndes | 1 | 250 |
| Bleckley | 1 | 145 |
| Chatham | 1 | 100 |
| Muscogee | 1 | 87 |
Fulton felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 32% of all affected workers with 394 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Valdosta | 1 | 250 |
| Alpharetta | 1 | 220 |
| Atlanta | 3 | 174 |
| Cochran | 1 | 145 |
| Savannah | 1 | 100 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Georgia this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crackin Good Bakers, Inc | Valdosta | 250 | 2004-09-02 | |
| Metlife | Alpharetta | 220 | 2004-09-22 | |
| Acuity Brands/lithonia Lighting | Cochran | 145 | 2004-09-10 | |
| Kerr-mcgee Pigments | Savannah | 100 | 2004-09-21 | |
| Intermet Columbus Machining | Midland | 87 | 2004-09-21 | |
| Safeguard | Tucker | 77 | 2004-09-09 | |
| Don'l | Clayton | 75 | 2004-09-16 | |
| Bellsouth | Atlanta | 65 | 2004-09-08 | |
| Electronic Data Systems Corporation | Atlanta | 57 | 2004-09-07 | |
| Leggett & Platt, Inc | Thomaston | 55 | 2004-09-02 | |
| Z-tel Communications, Inc | Atlanta | 52 | 2004-09-07 | |
| At&t Residential | Augusta | 50 | 2004-09-15 |
The biggest impact was at Crackin Good Bakers, Inc at its Valdosta facility, reporting 250 affected workers. Metlife followed with 220 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Georgia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. 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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