Georgia Layoffs — November 2011

Employers in Georgia logged 8 WARN Act notices in November 2011, involving roughly 531 workers — falling below October and down 25% versus November 2010. The average filing covered 66 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	1	61

The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 61 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Whitfield	2	320
Gwinnett	2	70
Newton	1	61
Cobb	2	43
Fulton	1	37

Whitfield bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 60% of all affected workers with 320 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Dalton	2	320
Atlanta	2	65
Covington	1	61
Lawrenceville	1	53
Norcross	1	17

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Beaulieu Of America	Dalton	170		2011-11-07
Beaulieu Of America	Dalton	150		2011-11-07
Berry Plastics	Covington	61		2011-11-04
Hms Host	Lawrenceville	53		2011-11-22
Filene's Basement	Atlanta	37		2011-11-07
Thomson Reuters	Atlanta	28		2011-11-17
Syms Corp	Norcross	17		2011-11-07
Syms Corp	Marietta	15		2011-11-07

The biggest impact was at Beaulieu Of America at its Dalton facility, reporting 170 affected workers. Beaulieu Of America followed with 150 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This data points to 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.