Employers in South Carolina submitted 2 WARN Act notices in July 2014, putting at risk an estimated 382 workers — up substantially from June and up 35% versus July 2013. The average filing covered 191 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in South Carolina this month. A total of 382 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| York | 1 | 229 |
| Berkeley | 1 | 153 |
York was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 60% of all affected workers with 229 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| York | 1 | 229 |
| Ladson | 1 | 153 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 229 |
| Layoff | 1 | 153 |
The high proportion of closures (60% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in South Carolina's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion Laboratories, Inc. (Fram) | York | 229 | Closure | 2014-07-18 |
| General Dynamics | Ladson | 153 | Layoff | 2014-07-01 |
Topping the list was Champion Laboratories, Inc. (Fram) at its York facility, reporting 229 affected workers. General Dynamics followed with 153 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight 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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