Employers in South Carolina logged 2 WARN Act notices in March 2017, involving roughly 322 workers — climbing above February and down 75% versus March 2016. The average filing covered 161 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in South Carolina this month. A total of 322 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sumter | 2 | 322 |
Sumter felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 322 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sumter | 2 | 322 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 161 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Tool Group | Sumter | 161 | Layoff | 2017-03-31 |
| Apex Tool Group | Sumter | 161 | 2017-03-31 |
The biggest impact was at Apex Tool Group at its Sumter facility, reporting 161 affected workers. Apex Tool Group followed with 161 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
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.
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