Employers in South Carolina filed 2 WARN Act notices in August 2018, impacting roughly 177 workers — representing a pullback from July and down 98% versus August 2017. The average filing covered 88 workers, with 0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dorchester | 1 | 100 |
| York | 1 | 77 |
Dorchester felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 56% of all affected workers with 100 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Summerville | 1 | 100 |
| Fort Mill | 1 | 77 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 177 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenco | Summerville | 100 | Layoff | 2018-08-31 |
| Wells Fargo | Fort Mill | 77 | Layoff | 2018-08-20 |
The single largest action involved Kenco at its Summerville facility, reporting 100 affected workers. Wells Fargo followed with 77 workers.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across South Carolina, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
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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