Employers in Georgia filed 5 WARN Act notices in October 2006, impacting roughly 359 workers — representing a pullback from September and down 64% versus October 2005. The average filing covered 72 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 1 | 73 |
The Retail sector led the way in workforce reductions with 73 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fulton | 1 | 109 |
| Dekalb | 1 | 73 |
| Chatham | 1 | 71 |
| Gwinnett | 1 | 60 |
| Cobb | 1 | 46 |
Fulton saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 30% of all affected workers with 109 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Alpharetta | 1 | 109 |
| Chamblee | 1 | 73 |
| Savannah | 1 | 71 |
| Norcross | 1 | 60 |
| Marietta | 1 | 46 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Georgia this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rsm Employer Services | Alpharetta | 109 | 2006-10-20 | |
| Storehouse, Inc | Chamblee | 73 | 2006-10-10 | |
| Alsco's | Savannah | 71 | 2006-10-13 | |
| Dendrite International, Inc | Norcross | 60 | 2006-10-16 | |
| Presto | Marietta | 46 | 2006-10-13 |
The single largest action involved Rsm Employer Services at its Alpharetta facility, reporting 109 affected workers. Storehouse, Inc followed with 73 workers.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Georgia, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Retail 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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