Employers in North Carolina submitted 13 WARN Act notices in January 2013, putting at risk an estimated 2,119 workers — up substantially from December and up 106% versus January 2012. The average filing covered 163 workers, with 7 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 3 | 1,200 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 134 |
The Transportation sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 1,200 workers across 3 notices. Separately, Manufacturing reported 134 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Rowan | 1 | 715 |
| Gaston | 2 | 290 |
| Granville | 2 | 192 |
| Surry | 1 | 134 |
| Wake | 1 | 98 |
Rowan was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 34% of all affected workers with 715 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 1 | 715 |
| Mt. Holly | 1 | 405 |
| Gastonia | 2 | 290 |
| Creedmoor | 1 | 157 |
| Mount Airy | 1 | 134 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 6 | 1,364 |
| Closure | 7 | 755 |
Closures accounted for 36% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freightliner Truck Plant Cleveland LLC | Cleveland | 715 | Layoff | 2013-01-29 |
| Freightliner Truck Plant Mt. Holly LLC Daimler | Mt. Holly | 405 | Layoff | 2013-01-29 |
| Apex Tool Group LLC | Gastonia | 210 | Closure | 2013-01-09 |
| Flextronics Americas LLC | Creedmoor | 157 | Closure | 2013-01-23 |
| FurnitureBrands International | Mount Airy | 134 | Closure | 2013-01-02 |
| Elster Solutions LLC | Raleigh | 98 | Closure | 2013-01-29 |
| Energizer Holdings, Inc | Asheboro | 90 | Layoff | 2013-01-08 |
| Gastonia Components and Logistics LLC Daimler | Gastonia | 80 | Layoff | 2013-01-29 |
| At&T | Greensboro | 73 | Layoff | 2013-01-22 |
| Commercial Vehicle Group | Statesville | 65 | Closure | 2013-01-16 |
| Weir SPM | Washington | 56 | Closure | 2013-01-15 |
| Home Care Industries Inc | Oxford | 35 | Closure | 2013-01-02 |
| Suzuki | Concord | 1 | Layoff | 2013-01-11 |
Topping the list was Freightliner Truck Plant Cleveland LLC at its Cleveland facility, reporting 715 affected workers. Freightliner Truck Plant Mt. Holly LLC Daimler followed with 405 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the North Carolina labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation 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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