Employers in Georgia submitted 16 WARN Act notices in May 2018, putting at risk an estimated 1,301 workers — up substantially from April and up 65% versus May 2017. The average filing covered 81 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 2 | 70 |
The Healthcare sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 70 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fulton | 3 | 668 |
| Henry | 2 | 374 |
| Floyd | 1 | 98 |
| Chatham | 1 | 89 |
| Tift | 1 | 72 |
Fulton saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 51% of all affected workers with 668 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Union City | 2 | 598 |
| McDonough | 2 | 374 |
| Rome | 1 | 98 |
| Savannah | 1 | 89 |
| Tifton | 1 | 72 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Georgia this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhl | Union City | 498 | 2018-05-03 | |
| Toys R Us | McDonough | 244 | 2018-05-14 | |
| Ifco | McDonough | 130 | 2018-05-04 | |
| Toyota of Union City | Union City | 100 | 2018-05-15 | |
| Transdev On Demand | Rome | 98 | 2018-05-01 | |
| Sodexo | Savannah | 89 | 2018-05-11 | |
| Merchants Foodservice | Tifton | 72 | 2018-05-31 | |
| US HealthWorks | Alpharetta | 70 | 2018-05-30 | |
| Transdev On Demand | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2018-05-01 | |
| Dhl | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2018-05-03 | |
| Ifco | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2018-05-04 | |
| Sodexo | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2018-05-11 | |
| Toys R Us | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2018-05-14 | |
| Toyota of Union City | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2018-05-15 | |
| US HealthWorks | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2018-05-30 |
Topping the list was Dhl at its Union City facility, reporting 498 affected workers. Toys R Us followed with 244 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
These figures highlight 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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