South Carolina Layoffs — October 2013

Employers in South Carolina filed 1 WARN Act notices in October 2013, impacting roughly 50 workers — representing a pullback from September and down 62% versus October 2012. The average filing covered 50 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

1
Notices Filed
50
Workers Affected
50
Avg per Notice
1
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in South Carolina this month. A total of 50 workers were affected across 1 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Anderson150

Anderson bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 50 workers across 1 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Anderson150

Layoff Type Analysis

TypeNoticesWorkers
Closure150

The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in South Carolina's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
General Nutrition Companies, IncAnderson50Closure2013-10-11

The single largest action involved General Nutrition Companies, Inc at its Anderson facility, reporting 50 affected workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across South Carolina, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by South 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 South Carolina WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.

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