South Carolina Layoffs — November 2015

Employers in South Carolina logged 4 WARN Act notices in November 2015, involving roughly 370 workers — climbing above October. The average filing covered 92 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in South Carolina this month. A total of 370 workers were affected across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
York	2	206

York absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 56% of all affected workers with 206 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Fort Mill	2	206
Columbia, Greenville, North Charleston	1	82
Columbia,Greenville, NorthCharleston	1	82

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	185

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
Wells Fargo & Co	Fort Mill	103	Closure	2015-11-15
Wells Fargo	Fort Mill	103		2015-11-15
Consumers Choice	Columbia, Greenville, North Charleston	82	Closure	2015-11-30
Consumers Choice	Columbia,Greenville, NorthCharleston	82		2015-11-30

The biggest impact was at Wells Fargo & Co at its Fort Mill facility, reporting 103 affected workers. Wells Fargo followed with 103 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

This data points to 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.