North Carolina Layoffs — April 2015

Employers in North Carolina filed 3 WARN Act notices in April 2015, impacting roughly 503 workers — representing a pullback from March and down 26% versus April 2014. The average filing covered 168 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	1	258

The Manufacturing sector led the way in workforce reductions with 258 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Wake	1	258
Buncombe	1	20

Wake bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 51% of all affected workers with 258 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Raleigh	1	258
Lenoir, Greensboro	1	225
Asheville	1	20

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	483
Layoff	1	20

The high proportion of closures (96% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in North Carolina's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc	Raleigh	258	Closure	2015-04-01
Avery Dennison	Lenoir, Greensboro	225	Closure	2015-04-23
Maximus	Asheville	20	Layoff	2015-04-30

The single largest action involved Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc at its Raleigh facility, reporting 258 affected workers. Avery Dennison followed with 225 workers.

Trend & Outlook

The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across North Carolina, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by North 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 North Carolina WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.