Employers in North Carolina filed 3 WARN Act notices in October 2018, impacting roughly 429 workers — representing a pullback from September and up 51% versus October 2017. The average filing covered 143 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in North Carolina this month. A total of 429 workers were affected across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Guilford | 2 | 395 |
| Davidson | 1 | 34 |
Guilford absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 92% of all affected workers with 395 workers across 2 notices.
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 280 |
| Closure | 2 | 149 |
Closures accounted for 35% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transdev Services | 280 | Layoff | 2018-10-30 | |
| Heritage Home Group LLC (Highpoint) | 115 | Closure | 2018-10-02 | |
| Heritage Home Group LLC (Thomasville) | 34 | Closure | 2018-10-02 |
The single largest action involved Transdev Services at its North Carolina facility, reporting 280 affected workers. Heritage Home Group LLC (Highpoint) followed with 115 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The data underscores a mixed picture for North Carolina's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by North 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 North Carolina WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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