South Carolina Layoffs — January 2016

Employers in South Carolina logged 6 WARN Act notices in January 2016, involving roughly 356 workers — falling below December and down 47% versus January 2015. The average filing covered 59 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in South Carolina this month. A total of 356 workers were affected across 6 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Charleston	2	300
Union	2	56
Greenville	2	0

Charleston absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 84% of all affected workers with 300 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
North Charleston	1	150
N. Charleston	1	150
Union	2	56
Simpsonville	2	0

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	1	150
Closure	2	28

Closures accounted for 8% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Dial America	North Charleston	150	Layoff	2016-01-11
Dial America	N. Charleston	150		2016-01-11
Belk	Union	28	Closure	2016-01-15
Belk	Union	28		2016-01-15
CHEP Recycled	Simpsonville	N/A	Closure	2016-01-16
CHEP Recycled	Simpsonville	N/A		2016-01-16

The biggest impact was at Dial America at its North Charleston facility, reporting 150 affected workers. Dial America followed with 150 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across South Carolina, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.

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.