Employers in Georgia posted 14 WARN Act notices in July 2008, affecting an estimated 1,309 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to June and up 91% versus July 2007. The average filing covered 94 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 73 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 62 |
| Transportation | 1 | 7 |
The Finance & Insurance sector saw the heaviest impact with 73 workers across 1 notice. On a related front, Manufacturing reported 62 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Dekalb | 1 | 394 |
| Clayton | 4 | 278 |
| Gwinnett | 3 | 207 |
| Forsyth | 1 | 193 |
| Fulton | 3 | 145 |
Dekalb absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 30% of all affected workers with 394 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Doraville | 1 | 394 |
| Atlanta | 5 | 269 |
| Suwanee | 1 | 193 |
| Norcross | 2 | 136 |
| Forest Park | 1 | 92 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Georgia this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Motors | Doraville | 394 | 2008-07-29 | |
| Johnson Controls Inc | Suwanee | 193 | 2008-07-03 | |
| Airtran Airways | Atlanta | 179 | 2008-07-08 | |
| Rexam Beverage Can Co | Forest Park | 92 | 2008-07-31 | |
| Indymac Bank | Norcross | 73 | 2008-07-18 | |
| Ciba Vision | Duluth | 71 | 2008-07-31 | |
| Ryder | Norcross | 63 | 2008-07-22 | |
| Probuild Clayton Doors/morrow Manufacturing | Morrow | 62 | 2008-07-01 | |
| Dow Reichold Specialty | Chickamauga | 57 | 2008-07-01 | |
| T. Marzetti | Atlanta | 54 | 2008-07-07 | |
| Springs Global Finishing Division | Griffin | 35 | 2008-07-07 | |
| At&t | Atlanta | 29 | 2008-07-08 | |
| American Airlines | Atlanta | 7 | 2008-07-15 | |
| Republic Airways | Atlanta | 0 | 2008-07-16 |
The largest notice was filed by General Motors at its Doraville facility, reporting 394 affected workers. Johnson Controls Inc followed with 193 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Georgia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Finance & Insurance 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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