Employers in South Carolina posted 6 WARN Act notices in January 2015, affecting an estimated 672 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to December and up 888% versus January 2014. The average filing covered 112 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 136 |
The Finance & Insurance sector saw the heaviest impact with 136 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | 2 | 352 |
| Richland | 4 | 320 |
Fairfield absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 52% of all affected workers with 352 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jenkinsville | 2 | 352 |
| Columbia | 4 | 320 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 244 |
| Closure | 1 | 92 |
Closures accounted for 14% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB&I Shaw Constructors | Jenkinsville | 176 | Layoff | 2015-01-29 |
| CB&I Shaw Constructors | Jenkinsville | 176 | 2015-01-29 | |
| Belk | Columbia | 92 | Closure | 2015-01-15 |
| Belk | Columbia | 92 | 2015-01-15 | |
| Bank of America | Columbia | 68 | Layoff | 2015-01-31 |
| Bank of America | Columbia | 68 | 2015-01-31 |
The largest notice was filed by CB&I Shaw Constructors at its Jenkinsville facility, reporting 176 affected workers. CB&I Shaw Constructors followed with 176 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the South Carolina labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Finance & Insurance sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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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