Employers in Georgia posted 11 WARN Act notices in July 2014, affecting an estimated 1,037 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to June and up 207% versus July 2013. The average filing covered 94 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Real Estate | 1 | 13 |
The Real Estate sector saw the heaviest impact with 13 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Muscogee | 2 | 411 |
| Fulton | 3 | 366 |
| Dekalb | 4 | 156 |
| Clayton | 1 | 65 |
| Cherokee | 1 | 39 |
Muscogee absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 40% of all affected workers with 411 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 6 | 409 |
| Columbus | 1 | 325 |
| Hapesville | 1 | 113 |
| Ft. Benning | 1 | 86 |
| College Park | 1 | 65 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Georgia this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellogg | Columbus | 325 | 2014-07-28 | |
| New Continent Ventures | Atlanta | 167 | 2014-07-11 | |
| RCO Legal, P.S | Atlanta | 133 | 2014-07-14 | |
| Sanmina Corporation | Hapesville | 113 | 2014-07-31 | |
| Sodexo | Atlanta | 86 | 2014-07-08 | |
| Lockheed Martin Corp Information | Ft. Benning | 86 | 2014-07-14 | |
| InterFlex Group | College Park | 65 | 2014-07-31 | |
| Timken | Ball Ground | 39 | 2014-07-01 | |
| Realty in Motion | Atlanta | 13 | 2014-07-14 | |
| Nextitle | Atlanta | 9 | 2014-07-14 | |
| Fei | Atlanta | 1 | 2014-07-14 |
The largest notice was filed by Kellogg at its Columbus facility, reporting 325 affected workers. New Continent Ventures followed with 167 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Georgia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Real Estate sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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.
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