South Carolina Layoffs — May 2016

Employers in South Carolina submitted 4 WARN Act notices in May 2016, putting at risk an estimated 498 workers — up substantially from April. The average filing covered 124 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in South Carolina this month. A total of 498 workers were affected across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Greenville	2	344
Richland	2	154

Greenville bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 69% of all affected workers with 344 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Greenville	2	344
Columbia	2	154

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	249

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
Amarak	Greenville	172	Closure	2016-05-31
Amarak	Greenville	172		2016-05-31
CoreLogic	Columbia	77	Closure	2016-05-16
CoreLogic	Columbia	77		2016-05-16

Topping the list was Amarak at its Greenville facility, reporting 172 affected workers. Amarak followed with 172 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

These figures highlight 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.