Georgia Layoffs — August 2013

Employers in Georgia reported 6 WARN Act notices in August 2013, displacing an estimated 439 workers — signaling an acceleration from July and up 37% versus August 2012. The average filing covered 73 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Georgia this month. A total of 439 workers were affected across 6 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Cobb	1	177
Jackson	1	96
Fulton	1	48
Meriwether	1	43
Washington	1	40

Cobb was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 40% of all affected workers with 177 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Smyrna	1	177
Braselton	1	96
Atlanta	1	48
Warm Springs	1	43
Tennille	1	40

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
National Envelope	Smyrna	177		2013-08-06
Tractor Supply Co	Braselton	96		2013-08-26
Sprint	Atlanta	48		2013-08-22
Outdoor Therapeutic Program (DBHDD)	Warm Springs	43		2013-08-31
Bennett International Group	Tennille	40		2013-08-23
Belk	Duluth	35		2013-08-01

The most significant filing came from National Envelope at its Smyrna facility, reporting 177 affected workers. Tractor Supply Co followed with 96 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Georgia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.

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.