Georgia Layoffs — March 2011

Employers in Georgia submitted 8 WARN Act notices in March 2011, putting at risk an estimated 523 workers — down from February and up 35% versus March 2010. The average filing covered 65 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Finance & Insurance	1	92

The Finance & Insurance sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 92 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Clayton	1	127
Gwinnett	2	124
Spalding	1	70
Floyd	1	67
Early	1	63

Clayton was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 24% of all affected workers with 127 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Morrow	1	127
Norcross	1	92
Griffin	1	70
Rome	1	67
Blakely	1	63

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Jcpenney Corporation	Morrow	127		2011-03-22
Onewest Bank	Norcross	92		2011-03-21
Griffin Regional Youth Detention Center	Griffin	70		2011-03-25
General Aluminum	Rome	67		2011-03-04
Blakely Regional Youth Detention Center	Blakely	63		2011-03-14
Nationwide Homes	Arabi	57		2011-03-08
Jcpenney Corporation	Duluth	32		2011-03-22
Visual Pak	Union City	15		2011-03-11

Topping the list was Jcpenney Corporation at its Morrow facility, reporting 127 affected workers. Onewest Bank followed with 92 workers.

Trend & Outlook

These figures highlight a mixed picture for Georgia's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. 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.