Employers in Georgia posted 22 WARN Act notices in July 2017, affecting an estimated 2,012 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to June and up 38% versus July 2016. The average filing covered 91 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 2 | 36 |
The Healthcare sector saw the heaviest impact with 36 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fulton | 8 | 1,204 |
| Richmond | 2 | 244 |
| Bibb | 4 | 160 |
| Meriwether | 2 | 158 |
| Cobb | 2 | 110 |
Fulton absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 60% of all affected workers with 1,204 workers across 8 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 6 | 842 |
| Union City | 2 | 362 |
| Fort Gordon | 2 | 244 |
| Macon | 4 | 160 |
| Manchester | 2 | 158 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Georgia this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coca-Cola | Atlanta | 334 | 2017-07-15 | |
| Coca-Cola | Atlanta | 334 | 2017-07-15 | |
| Kellogg's | Union City | 181 | 2017-07-29 | |
| Kellogg's | Union City | 181 | 2017-07-29 | |
| General Dynamics Mission Systems | Fort Gordon | 122 | 2017-07-11 | |
| General Dynamics | Fort Gordon | 122 | 2017-07-11 | |
| AngioDynamics | Manchester | 79 | 2017-07-31 | |
| AngioDynamics | Manchester | 79 | 2017-07-31 | |
| JC Penney | Macon | 75 | 2017-07-31 | |
| Penney OpCo LLC dba JCPenney | Macon | 75 | 2017-07-31 | |
| Coca-Cola | Atlanta | 59 | 2017-07-15 | |
| Coca-Cola | Atlanta | 59 | 2017-07-15 | |
| CAN Capital, Inc | Kennesaw | 55 | 2017-07-31 | |
| CAN Capital, Inc | Kennesaw | 55 | 2017-07-31 | |
| Yp LLC | Tucker | 50 | 2017-07-14 |
The largest notice was filed by Coca-Cola at its Atlanta facility, reporting 334 affected workers. Coca-Cola followed with 334 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Georgia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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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