Employers in South Carolina reported 4 WARN Act notices in April 2015, displacing an estimated 500 workers — signaling an acceleration from March. The average filing covered 125 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in South Carolina this month. A total of 500 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Richland | 2 | 102 |
Richland saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 20% of all affected workers with 102 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Judson | 2 | 398 |
| Columbia | 2 | 102 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 199 |
| Closure | 1 | 51 |
Closures accounted for 10% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milliken & Company | Judson | 199 | Layoff | 2015-04-13 |
| Milliken & Company | Judson | 199 | 2015-04-13 | |
| Wells Fargo & Co | Columbia | 51 | Closure | 2015-04-29 |
| Wells Fargo | Columbia | 51 | 2015-04-29 |
The most significant filing came from Milliken & Company at its Judson facility, reporting 199 affected workers. Milliken & Company followed with 199 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate 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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