Employers in Georgia reported 4 WARN Act notices in April 2017, displacing an estimated 413 workers — signaling a deceleration from March and down 24% versus April 2016. The average filing covered 103 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Georgia this month. A total of 413 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Walton | 1 | 280 |
| Dekalb | 1 | 133 |
Walton felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 68% of all affected workers with 280 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Social Cirlce | 1 | 280 |
| Stone Mountain | 1 | 133 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 2 | 0 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Georgia this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exel | Social Cirlce | 280 | 2017-04-08 | |
| Macy's | Stone Mountain | 133 | 2017-04-16 | |
| Exel | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2017-04-08 | |
| Macy's | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2017-04-16 |
The most significant filing came from Exel at its Social Cirlce facility, reporting 280 affected workers. Macy's followed with 133 workers.
The numbers illustrate a easing in workforce disruptions across Georgia, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Georgia. 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 Georgia WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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