Employers in North Carolina submitted 9 WARN Act notices in November 2012, putting at risk an estimated 827 workers — up substantially from October. The average filing covered 92 workers, with 5 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 353 |
| Retail | 2 | 196 |
The Manufacturing sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 353 workers across 2 notices. Separately, Retail reported 196 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Rockingham | 1 | 285 |
| Wake | 3 | 273 |
| Durham | 1 | 79 |
| Buncombe | 1 | 68 |
| Lenoir | 1 | 52 |
Rockingham was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 34% of all affected workers with 285 workers across 1 notices.
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 450 |
| Closure | 5 | 377 |
Closures accounted for 46% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KDH Defense Systems | 285 | Layoff | 2012-11-27 | |
| Kroger Food Stores | 107 | Closure | 2012-11-15 | |
| Kroger Food Stores #336 | 89 | Closure | 2012-11-15 | |
| Kmart #7340 | 79 | Closure | 2012-11-01 | |
| ValueOptions, Inc | 77 | Layoff | 2012-11-15 | |
| Mills Manufacturing Corporation | 68 | Layoff | 2012-11-02 | |
| Delta Private Jets Inc | 52 | Closure | 2012-11-14 | |
| TAKATA TK Holdings Inc | 50 | Closure | 2012-11-30 | |
| ValueOptions, Inc | 20 | Layoff | 2012-11-15 |
Topping the list was KDH Defense Systems at its North Carolina facility, reporting 285 affected workers. Kroger Food Stores followed with 107 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the North Carolina labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by North Carolina. 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 North Carolina WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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