Employers in North Carolina filed 2 WARN Act notices in February 2014, impacting roughly 384 workers — representing a pullback from January and down 55% versus February 2013. The average filing covered 192 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in North Carolina this month. A total of 384 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Mecklenburg | 1 | 234 |
| Rutherford | 1 | 150 |
Mecklenburg felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 61% of all affected workers with 234 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | 1 | 234 |
| Forest City | 1 | 150 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 234 |
| Closure | 1 | 150 |
Closures accounted for 39% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Inc | Charlotte | 234 | Layoff | 2014-02-26 |
| Autumn Care of Forest City | Forest City | 150 | Closure | 2014-02-28 |
The single largest action involved Park Inc at its Charlotte facility, reporting 234 affected workers. Autumn Care of Forest City followed with 150 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across North Carolina, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
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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