Employers in South Carolina logged 2 WARN Act notices in May 2018, involving roughly 177 workers — climbing above April. The average filing covered 88 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in South Carolina this month. A total of 177 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Union | 1 | 63 |
Union bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 36% of all affected workers with 63 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia, Irmo, West Columbia | 1 | 114 |
| Union | 1 | 63 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 177 |
The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in South Carolina's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine Centers of South Carolina | Columbia, Irmo, West Columbia | 114 | Closure | 2018-05-31 |
| ESAB Group | Union | 63 | Closure | 2018-05-25 |
The biggest impact was at Family Medicine Centers of South Carolina at its Columbia, Irmo, West Columbia facility, reporting 114 affected workers. ESAB Group followed with 63 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to 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.
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