Employers in South Carolina posted 10 WARN Act notices in July 2015, affecting an estimated 1,648 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to June and up 331% versus July 2014. The average filing covered 165 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 2 | 258 |
The Healthcare sector saw the heaviest impact with 258 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley | 4 | 794 |
| Georgetown | 2 | 396 |
| Greenwood | 2 | 258 |
| Charleston | 2 | 200 |
Berkeley was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 48% of all affected workers with 794 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Goose Creek | 4 | 794 |
| Georgetown | 2 | 396 |
| Greenwood | 2 | 258 |
| North Charleston | 1 | 100 |
| N. Charleston | 1 | 100 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 4 | 487 |
| Layoff | 1 | 337 |
Closures accounted for 30% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honeywell | Goose Creek | 337 | Layoff | 2015-07-15 |
| Honeywell | Goose Creek | 337 | 2015-07-15 | |
| ArcelorMital | Georgetown | 198 | Closure | 2015-07-24 |
| ArcelorMital | Georgetown | 198 | 2015-07-24 | |
| Piedmont Health Group | Greenwood | 129 | Closure | 2015-07-01 |
| Piedmont Health Group | Greenwood | 129 | 2015-07-01 | |
| Uti | North Charleston | 100 | Closure | 2015-07-31 |
| Uti | N. Charleston | 100 | 2015-07-31 | |
| Jacobs | Goose Creek | 60 | Closure | 2015-07-10 |
| Jacobs Solutions Inc | Goose Creek | 60 | 2015-07-10 |
The largest notice was filed by Honeywell at its Goose Creek facility, reporting 337 affected workers. Honeywell followed with 337 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the South Carolina labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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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