North Carolina Layoffs — July 2015

Employers in North Carolina logged 4 WARN Act notices in July 2015, involving roughly 304 workers — climbing above June and down 41% versus July 2014. The average filing covered 76 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in North Carolina this month. A total of 304 workers were affected across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Durham	1	125
Pasquotank	1	96
Vance	1	50

Durham felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 41% of all affected workers with 125 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Durham	1	125
Elizabeth City	1	96
Henderson	1	50
Summit, Greensboro	1	33

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	3	254
Closure	1	50

Closures accounted for 16% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
PARAEXEL International	Durham	125	Layoff	2015-07-29
Urs	Elizabeth City	96	Layoff	2015-07-10
Philips-Optimum	Henderson	50	Closure	2015-07-27
Schenker, Inc	Summit, Greensboro	33	Layoff	2015-07-02

The biggest impact was at PARAEXEL International at its Durham facility, reporting 125 affected workers. Urs followed with 96 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

This data points to a mixed picture for North Carolina's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.

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.