South Carolina Layoffs — June 2017

Employers in South Carolina filed 8 WARN Act notices in June 2017, impacting roughly 1,808 workers and up 1382% versus June 2016. The average filing covered 226 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in South Carolina this month. A total of 1,808 workers were affected across 8 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Richland	2	1,050
Charleston	2	302
Colleton	2	244
Berkeley	2	212

Richland absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 58% of all affected workers with 1,050 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Columbia	2	1,050
Charleston	2	302
Walterboro	2	244
Moncks Corner	2	212

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	4	904

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
Sodexo	Columbia	525	Closure	2017-06-30
Sodexo	Columbia	525		2017-06-30
Aramark	Charleston	151	Closure	2017-06-30
Aramark	Charleston	151		2017-06-30
Dayco	Walterboro	122	Closure	2017-06-30
Dayco	Walterboro	122		2017-06-30
Dupont	Moncks Corner	106	Closure	2017-06-30
Dupont	Moncks Corner	106		2017-06-30

The single largest action involved Sodexo at its Columbia facility, reporting 525 affected workers. Sodexo followed with 525 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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.