Employers in Georgia filed 3 WARN Act notices in April 2012, impacting roughly 403 workers — representing a pullback from March and down 56% versus April 2011. The average filing covered 134 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Georgia this month. A total of 403 workers were affected across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fulton | 1 | 195 |
| Cobb | 1 | 150 |
| Fayette | 1 | 58 |
Fulton felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 48% of all affected workers with 195 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 1 | 195 |
| Kennesaw | 1 | 150 |
| Fayetteville | 1 | 58 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Georgia this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Wendy's Company | Atlanta | 195 | 2012-04-02 | |
| The Atlanta Journal Constitution | Kennesaw | 150 | 2012-04-17 | |
| Best Buy | Fayetteville | 58 | 2012-04-16 |
The single largest action involved The Wendy's Company at its Atlanta facility, reporting 195 affected workers. The Atlanta Journal Constitution followed with 150 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Georgia, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
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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