Georgia Layoffs — May 2007

Employers in Georgia posted 7 WARN Act notices in May 2007, affecting an estimated 862 workers — reflecting a cooling compared to April and down 16% versus May 2006. The average filing covered 123 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	2	209

The Manufacturing sector saw the heaviest impact with 209 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Burke	1	329
Spalding	1	270
Hart	1	124
Richmond	1	85
Troup	2	46

Burke saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 38% of all affected workers with 329 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Waynesboro	1	329
Griffin	1	270
Hartwell	1	124
Augusta	1	85
West Point	2	46

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Cummins Filtration	Waynesboro	329		2007-05-09
Nacom Corporation	Griffin	270		2007-05-16
Gips Manufacturing, Inc	Hartwell	124		2007-05-31
Deerfield Specialty Papers, Inc	Augusta	85		2007-05-21
West Point	West Point	40		2007-05-31
Seydel-wooley Company	Pendergrass	8		2007-05-18
Wehadkee Yarn Mills	West Point	6		2007-05-23

The largest notice was filed by Cummins Filtration at its Waynesboro facility, reporting 329 affected workers. Nacom Corporation followed with 270 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

The trends suggest a easing in workforce disruptions across Georgia, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Manufacturing 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.