Employers in South Carolina submitted 10 WARN Act notices in July 2017, putting at risk an estimated 1,392 workers — down from June and up 93% versus July 2016. The average filing covered 139 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in South Carolina this month. A total of 1,392 workers were affected across 10 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| York | 3 | 462 |
| Richland | 2 | 442 |
| Fairfield | 2 | 150 |
| Charleston | 2 | 116 |
York was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 33% of all affected workers with 462 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 2 | 442 |
| Fort Mill | 2 | 240 |
| Catawba | 1 | 222 |
| CatawbaLancasterJonesville | 1 | 222 |
| Jenkinsville | 2 | 150 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 4 | 621 |
| Layoff | 1 | 75 |
Closures accounted for 45% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolute Forest Products | Catawba | 222 | Closure | 2017-07-31 |
| Resolute Forest Products | CatawbaLancasterJonesville | 222 | 2017-07-31 | |
| Staples | Columbia | 221 | Closure | 2017-07-07 |
| Staples | Columbia | 221 | 2017-07-07 | |
| Wells Fargo & Co | Fort Mill | 120 | Closure | 2017-07-13 |
| Wells Fargo | Fort Mill | 120 | 2017-07-13 | |
| CBI Services, LLC | Jenkinsville | 75 | Layoff | 2017-07-31 |
| CBI Services, LLC | Jenkinsville | 75 | 2017-07-31 | |
| JCPenney | Charleston | 58 | Closure | 2017-07-31 |
| Penney OpCo LLC dba JCPenney | Charleston | 58 | 2017-07-31 |
Topping the list was Resolute Forest Products at its Catawba facility, reporting 222 affected workers. Resolute Forest Products followed with 222 workers.
These figures highlight 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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