Employers in North Carolina logged 4 WARN Act notices in November 2017, involving roughly 438 workers — climbing above October and up 96% versus November 2016. The average filing covered 110 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in North Carolina this month. A total of 438 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 1 | 133 |
| Swain | 1 | 84 |
| Guilford | 1 | 69 |
Cleveland was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 30% of all affected workers with 133 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Beaulaville | 1 | 152 |
| Kings Mountain | 1 | 133 |
| Bryson City | 1 | 84 |
| Greensboro | 1 | 69 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 4 | 438 |
The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in North Carolina's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Spinning Co., Inc | Beaulaville | 152 | Closure | 2017-11-03 |
| Porter's Group | Kings Mountain | 133 | Closure | 2017-11-13 |
| Consolidated Metco, Inc. (ConMet) | Bryson City | 84 | Closure | 2017-11-01 |
| Schenker, Inc | Greensboro | 69 | Closure | 2017-11-06 |
The biggest impact was at National Spinning Co., Inc at its Beaulaville facility, reporting 152 affected workers. Porter's Group followed with 133 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the North Carolina labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by North 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 North Carolina WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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