Georgia Layoffs — July 2009

Employers in Georgia logged 6 WARN Act notices in July 2009, involving roughly 1,226 workers — climbing above June and down 6% versus July 2008. The average filing covered 204 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Retail	1	90

The Retail sector dominated layoff filings with 90 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Clayton	1	460
Laurens	1	400
Cobb	2	179
Columbia	1	153
Fulton	1	34

Clayton absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 38% of all affected workers with 460 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Atlanta	2	494
Dublin	1	400
Evans	1	153
Kennesaw	1	90
Acworth	1	89

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Parking Company Of America, Inc	Atlanta	460		2009-07-14
Mohawk Industries	Dublin	400		2009-07-30
Kennametal	Evans	153		2009-07-01
Urs-united Retail Service	Kennesaw	90		2009-07-10
Stock Building Supply	Acworth	89		2009-07-07
Cablofil Legrand	Atlanta	34		2009-07-16

The biggest impact was at Parking Company Of America, Inc at its Atlanta facility, reporting 460 affected workers. Mohawk Industries followed with 400 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

This data points to a mixed picture for Georgia's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. 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.