Employers in North Carolina reported 135 WARN Act notices in April 2020, displacing an estimated 8,247 workers — signaling an acceleration from March and up 524% versus April 2019. The average filing covered 61 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & Food | 64 | 4,135 |
| Manufacturing | 11 | 675 |
| Healthcare | 6 | 484 |
| Utilities | 1 | 64 |
| Information & Technology | 2 | 42 |
| Arts & Entertainment | 3 | 34 |
| Transportation | 1 | 25 |
The Accommodation & Food sector topped the list of affected industries with 4,135 workers across 64 notices. Notably, Manufacturing reported 675 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Guilford | 19 | 1,196 |
| Mecklenburg | 18 | 1,184 |
| Wake | 19 | 1,166 |
| New Hanover | 6 | 487 |
| Surry | 1 | 375 |
Guilford bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 15% of all affected workers with 1,196 workers across 19 notices.
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 131 | 7,937 |
| Closure | 4 | 310 |
Closures accounted for 4% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitro Automotive Glass/Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC COVID19 | 375 | Layoff | 2020-04-09 | |
| Enterprise Holdings COVID19 | 233 | Layoff | 2020-04-24 | |
| Consolidated Metco., Inc. COVID19 | 178 | Layoff | 2020-04-02 | |
| Leggett & Platt Incorporated COVID19 | 173 | Layoff | 2020-04-09 | |
| Lenox Corporation COVID19 | 159 | Closure | 2020-04-15 | |
| Atrium Hospitality- Concord Embassy Suites COVID19 | 155 | Layoff | 2020-04-24 | |
| Center For Creative Leadership COVID19 | 150 | Layoff | 2020-04-03 | |
| Enterprise Holdings COVID19 | 141 | Layoff | 2020-04-24 | |
| Enterprise Holdings COVID19 | 128 | Layoff | 2020-04-24 | |
| Enterprise Holdings COVID19 | 113 | Layoff | 2020-04-24 | |
| Prospect Airport Services COVID19 | 112 | Layoff | 2020-04-08 | |
| Parkdale Mills (Plant 11) COVID19 | 110 | Closure | 2020-04-08 | |
| Peak Workforce Solutions COVID19 | 105 | Layoff | 2020-04-06 | |
| Atrium Hospitality - Embassy Suites by Hilton GreensboroCOVID19 | 102 | Layoff | 2020-04-24 | |
| OS Restaurant Services, LLC dba BloominBrands, Inc. Outback Winston- Salem COVID19 | 99 | Layoff | 2020-04-27 |
The most significant filing came from Vitro Automotive Glass/Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC COVID19 at its North Carolina facility, reporting 375 affected workers. Enterprise Holdings COVID19 followed with 233 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the North Carolina labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Accommodation & Food 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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