Employers in Georgia logged 10 WARN Act notices in January 2015, involving roughly 821 workers — climbing above December and up 50% versus January 2014. The average filing covered 82 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Utilities | 2 | 250 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 64 |
The Utilities sector dominated layoff filings with 250 workers across 2 notices. Meanwhile, Finance & Insurance reported 64 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Hall | 1 | 250 |
| Gwinnett | 1 | 250 |
| Troup | 1 | 103 |
| Floyd | 1 | 80 |
| Muscogee | 1 | 74 |
Hall bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 30% of all affected workers with 250 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Gainesville | 1 | 250 |
| Duluth | 1 | 250 |
| West Point | 1 | 103 |
| Rome | 1 | 80 |
| Fort Benning | 1 | 74 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Georgia this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Creek Foods | Gainesville | 250 | 2015-01-02 | |
| General Electric Power and Water | Duluth | 250 | 2015-01-23 | |
| Johnson Controls, Inc | West Point | 103 | 2015-01-16 | |
| Spears Mattress Company | Rome | 80 | 2015-01-02 | |
| Lockheed Martin Corp Info System Global Solutions | Fort Benning | 74 | 2015-01-14 | |
| Generation Mortgage Company | Atlanta | 64 | 2015-01-15 | |
| Spears Mattress Company | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-01-02 | |
| Gold Creek Foods | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-01-02 | |
| Johnson Controls | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-01-16 | |
| General Electric | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-01-23 |
The biggest impact was at Gold Creek Foods at its Gainesville facility, reporting 250 affected workers. General Electric Power and Water followed with 250 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Georgia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Utilities 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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