Employers in South Carolina filed 4 WARN Act notices in October 2016, impacting roughly 384 workers — representing a notable rise over September and up 27% versus October 2015. The average filing covered 96 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in South Carolina this month. A total of 384 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Greenville | 4 | 384 |
Greenville bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 384 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Greenville | 2 | 246 |
| Slater | 2 | 138 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 192 |
Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartan Foods | Greenville | 123 | Closure | 2016-10-14 |
| Spartan Foods | Greenville | 123 | 2016-10-14 | |
| JPS Composites | Slater | 69 | Closure | 2016-10-31 |
| JPS Composites | Slater | 69 | 2016-10-31 |
The single largest action involved Spartan Foods at its Greenville facility, reporting 123 affected workers. Spartan Foods followed with 123 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores 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.
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