South Carolina Layoffs — February 2015

Employers in South Carolina filed 2 WARN Act notices in February 2015, impacting roughly 100 workers — representing a pullback from January and down 19% versus February 2014. The average filing covered 50 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

2
Notices Filed
100
Workers Affected
50
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in South Carolina this month. A total of 100 workers were affected across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Lancaster2100

Lancaster was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 100 workers across 2 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Kershaw2100

Layoff Type Analysis

TypeNoticesWorkers
Layoff150

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
HGM, Haile Gold Mine, IncKershaw50Layoff2015-02-13
HGM, Haile Gold Mine,IncKershaw502015-02-13

The single largest action involved HGM, Haile Gold Mine, Inc at its Kershaw facility, reporting 50 affected workers. HGM, Haile Gold Mine,Inc followed with 50 workers.

Trend & Outlook

The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across South Carolina, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.

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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