Employers in South Carolina logged 3 WARN Act notices in March 2014, involving roughly 347 workers — climbing above February and up 34% versus March 2013. The average filing covered 116 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in South Carolina this month. A total of 347 workers were affected across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Florence | 1 | 198 |
| Dorchester | 1 | 85 |
| Charleston | 1 | 64 |
Florence felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 57% of all affected workers with 198 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Florence | 1 | 198 |
| Summerville | 1 | 85 |
| North Charleston | 1 | 64 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 347 |
The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in South Carolina's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heinz | Florence | 198 | Closure | 2014-03-21 |
| Piggly Wiggly | Summerville | 85 | Closure | 2014-03-31 |
| Piggly Wiggly | North Charleston | 64 | Closure | 2014-03-31 |
The biggest impact was at Heinz at its Florence facility, reporting 198 affected workers. Piggly Wiggly followed with 85 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the South Carolina labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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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