South Carolina Layoffs — November 2017

Employers in South Carolina posted 6 WARN Act notices in November 2017, affecting an estimated 254 workers and up 9% versus November 2016. The average filing covered 42 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in South Carolina this month. A total of 254 workers were affected across 6 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Sumter	2	230
Greenville	4	24

Sumter absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 91% of all affected workers with 230 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Sumter	2	230
Greenville	4	24

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	1	115
Closure	2	12

Closures accounted for 5% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
APEX Tool Group	Sumter	115	Layoff	2017-11-03
APEX Tool Group	Sumter	115		2017-11-03
Faiveley Transport (Phase II)	Greenville	6	Closure	2017-11-05
Faiveley Transport (PhaseII)	Greenville	6		2017-11-05
Faiveley (Phase III)	Greenville	6	Closure	2017-11-30
Faiveley (Phase III)	Greenville	6		2017-11-30

The largest notice was filed by APEX Tool Group at its Sumter facility, reporting 115 affected workers. APEX Tool Group followed with 115 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The trends suggest 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.