South Carolina Layoffs — June 2015

Employers in South Carolina recorded 10 WARN Act notices in June 2015, covering approximately 1,186 workers and up 308% versus June 2014. The average filing covered 119 workers, with 5 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in South Carolina this month. A total of 1,186 workers were affected across 10 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Florence	4	724
Orangeburg	2	200
Aiken	2	164
Spartanburg	2	98

Florence absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 61% of all affected workers with 724 workers across 4 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Florence	4	724
Orangeburg	2	200
Aiken	2	164
Spartanburg	2	98

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	5	593

Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Worthington	Florence	308	Closure	2015-06-01
Worthington	Florence	308		2015-06-01
DTZ, Inc	Orangeburg	100	Closure	2015-06-30
DTZ, Inc	Orangeburg	100		2015-06-30
Aiken/Barnwell Counties Community Action Agency	Aiken	82	Closure	2015-06-30
Aiken/Barnwell Counties Community Action Agcy	Aiken	82		2015-06-30
Sodexo	Florence	54	Closure	2015-06-30
Sodexo	Florence	54		2015-06-30
ResMed	Spartanburg	49	Closure	2015-06-30
ResMed	Spartanburg	49		2015-06-30

Leading the list was Worthington at its Florence facility, reporting 308 affected workers. Worthington followed with 308 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The filings reflect 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.