Employers in North Carolina reported 3 WARN Act notices in December 2018, displacing an estimated 315 workers — signaling a deceleration from November and up 125% versus December 2017. The average filing covered 105 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 1 | 144 |
The Information & Technology sector topped the list of affected industries with 144 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Davidson | 1 | 158 |
| Wake | 1 | 144 |
| Randolph | 1 | 13 |
Davidson felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 50% of all affected workers with 158 workers across 1 notices.
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 315 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leggett & Platt Inc | 158 | Layoff | 2018-12-13 | |
| Qualcomm Datacenter Technologies Inc | 144 | Layoff | 2018-12-06 | |
| Arrow International Incorporated a subsidary of Teleflex | 13 | Layoff | 2018-12-28 |
The most significant filing came from Leggett & Platt Inc at its North Carolina facility, reporting 158 affected workers. Qualcomm Datacenter Technologies Inc followed with 144 workers.
The numbers illustrate a mixed picture for North Carolina's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Information & Technology sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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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