Georgia Layoffs — October 2018

Employers in Georgia filed 10 WARN Act notices in October 2018, impacting roughly 682 workers — representing a pullback from September and down 52% versus October 2017. The average filing covered 68 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Georgia this month. A total of 682 workers were affected across 10 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Houston	2	290
Jasper	2	200
Muscogee	2	188
Pickens	2	2
Dekalb	1	1

Houston saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 43% of all affected workers with 290 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Warner Robins	2	290
Monticello	2	200
Columbus	2	188
Jasper	2	2
Atlanta	2	2

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Georgia this month.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Anchor Glass	Warner Robins	145		2018-10-01
Anchor Glass	Warner Robins	145		2018-10-01
Georgia Pacific	Monticello	100		2018-10-01
Georgia Pacific	Monticello	100		2018-10-01
Ncr	Columbus	94		2018-10-31
NCR Corporation	Columbus	94		2018-10-31
Ink On Me Tattoos	Jasper	1		2018-10-31
Pbr Ventures Inc	Atlanta	1		2018-10-31
Pbr Ventures Inc	Atlanta	1		2018-10-31
Ink On Me Tattoos	Jasper	1		2018-10-31

The single largest action involved Anchor Glass at its Warner Robins facility, reporting 145 affected workers. Anchor Glass followed with 145 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Georgia, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.

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.