South Carolina Layoffs — July 2016

Employers in South Carolina logged 8 WARN Act notices in July 2016, involving roughly 722 workers — climbing above June and down 56% versus July 2015. The average filing covered 90 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in South Carolina this month. A total of 722 workers were affected across 8 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Berkeley	2	500
Charleston	2	192
York	4	30

Berkeley was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 69% of all affected workers with 500 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Goose Creek	2	500
Mount Pleasant	2	192
Fort Mill	4	30

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	4	361

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
Century Aluminum	Goose Creek	250	Closure	2016-07-31
Century Aluminum	Goose Creek	250		2016-07-31
Southern Season	Mount Pleasant	96	Closure	2016-07-02
Southern Season	Mount Pleasant	96		2016-07-02
Wells Fargo	Fort Mill	9	Closure	2016-07-16
Wells Fargo	Fort Mill	9		2016-07-16
Wells Fargo	Fort Mill	6	Closure	2016-07-13
Wells Fargo	Fort Mill	6		2016-07-13

The biggest impact was at Century Aluminum at its Goose Creek facility, reporting 250 affected workers. Century Aluminum followed with 250 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

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

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.