Employers in Georgia reported 30 WARN Act notices in December 2018, displacing an estimated 3,444 workers — signaling an acceleration from November and up 314% versus December 2017. The average filing covered 115 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 250 |
The Finance & Insurance sector topped the list of affected industries with 250 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cobb | 8 | 1,024 |
| Meriwether | 2 | 642 |
| Muscogee | 2 | 510 |
| Fulton | 6 | 430 |
| Richmond | 2 | 278 |
Cobb absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 30% of all affected workers with 1,024 workers across 8 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Warm Springs | 2 | 642 |
| Marietta | 4 | 598 |
| Columbus | 2 | 510 |
| Atlanta | 4 | 322 |
| Augusta | 2 | 278 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Georgia this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC | Warm Springs | 321 | 2018-12-17 | |
| Georgia-Pacific | Warm Springs | 321 | 2018-12-17 | |
| Ncr | Columbus | 255 | 2018-12-31 | |
| NCR Corporation | Columbus | 255 | 2018-12-31 | |
| Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC | Marietta | 176 | 2018-12-31 | |
| Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC | Marietta | 176 | 2018-12-31 | |
| Solo Cup Operating Corporation | Augusta | 139 | 2018-12-31 | |
| Solo Cup Operating Corporation | Augusta | 139 | 2018-12-31 | |
| Trane U.S., Inc | Macon | 132 | 2018-12-31 | |
| Trane U.S., Inc | Macon | 132 | 2018-12-31 | |
| HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc | Kennesaw | 125 | 2018-12-31 | |
| HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc | Kennesaw | 125 | 2018-12-31 | |
| Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC | Marietta | 123 | 2018-12-31 | |
| Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC | Marietta | 123 | 2018-12-31 | |
| Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC | Austell | 88 | 2018-12-31 |
The most significant filing came from Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC at its Warm Springs facility, reporting 321 affected workers. Georgia-Pacific followed with 321 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Georgia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Finance & Insurance 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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