Employers in Georgia logged 18 WARN Act notices in March 2019, involving roughly 2,224 workers — climbing above February and up 293% versus March 2018. The average filing covered 124 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 4 | 370 |
| Transportation | 2 | 48 |
The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 370 workers across 4 notices. Meanwhile, Transportation reported 48 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Telfair | 1 | 1,093 |
| Fulton | 3 | 401 |
| Muscogee | 1 | 251 |
| Bacon | 1 | 150 |
| Richmond | 1 | 129 |
Telfair was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 49% of all affected workers with 1,093 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| McRae | 1 | 1,093 |
| Atlanta | 2 | 353 |
| Columbus | 1 | 251 |
| Alma | 1 | 150 |
| Augusta | 1 | 129 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Georgia this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Husqvarna | McRae | 1,093 | 2019-03-15 | |
| Exide Technologies | Columbus | 251 | 2019-03-01 | |
| Worldpay, LLC | Atlanta | 234 | 2019-03-31 | |
| Richmond Baking | Alma | 150 | 2019-03-22 | |
| Cerner Corporation | Augusta | 129 | 2019-03-31 | |
| Facet Technologies | Atlanta | 119 | 2019-03-01 | |
| Engineered Floors, LLC | Gainesville | 103 | 2019-03-18 | |
| Eclipse Advantage LLC | Forest Park | 97 | 2019-03-29 | |
| Jacobson Warehouse Company, Inc | Fairburn | 48 | 2019-03-31 | |
| Exide Technologies | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-03-01 | |
| Facet Technologies | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-03-01 | |
| Husqvarna | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-03-15 | |
| Engineered Floors, LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-03-18 | |
| Richmond Baking | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-03-22 | |
| Eclipse Advantage LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-03-29 |
The biggest impact was at Husqvarna at its McRae facility, reporting 1,093 affected workers. Exide Technologies followed with 251 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Georgia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Information & Technology 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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