Employers in South Carolina reported 2 WARN Act notices in February 2017, displacing an estimated 298 workers and up 42% versus February 2016. The average filing covered 149 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in South Carolina this month. A total of 298 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Charleston | 2 | 298 |
Charleston was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 298 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| North Charleston | 2 | 298 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 149 |
Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | North Charleston | 149 | Closure | 2017-02-15 |
| Amazon | North Charleston | 149 | 2017-02-15 |
The most significant filing came from Amazon at its North Charleston facility, reporting 149 affected workers. Amazon followed with 149 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate 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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