Employers in Georgia posted 19 WARN Act notices in July 2020, affecting an estimated 1,029 workers — reflecting a cooling compared to June and up 11% versus July 2019. The average filing covered 54 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 1 | 298 |
| Retail | 2 | 187 |
| Transportation | 1 | 98 |
| Accommodation & Food | 1 | 79 |
| Education | 1 | 69 |
The Information & Technology sector saw the heaviest impact with 298 workers across 1 notice. On a related front, Retail reported 187 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fulton | 6 | 939 |
| Sumter | 1 | 69 |
| Gwinnett | 2 | 13 |
| Marion | 1 | 6 |
| Clayton | 1 | 2 |
Fulton absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 91% of all affected workers with 939 workers across 6 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 4 | 631 |
| Milton | 1 | 298 |
| Americus | 1 | 69 |
| Lawrenceville | 1 | 12 |
| Roswell | 1 | 10 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Georgia this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exide Technologies | Milton | 298 | 2020-07-21 | |
| Hyatt Regency (Peachtree St-Atl) | Atlanta | 267 | 2020-07-18 | |
| Hudson Group (HG) Retail LLC | Atlanta | 187 | 2020-07-31 | |
| Sodexo Inc (Delta Airlines) | Atlanta | 98 | 2020-07-31 | |
| Compass Group,Restaurants Assoc. GA Aquarium | Atlanta | 79 | 2020-07-31 | |
| Aramark Educational Services, LLC (GSW State Univ) | Americus | 69 | 2020-07-01 | |
| A.S.O,LLC | Lawrenceville | 12 | 2020-07-11 | |
| Flyte | Roswell | 10 | 2020-07-10 | |
| Joseph C Rodeheaver Investments Inc | Buena Vista | 6 | 2020-07-06 | |
| Yogi & Jogi Inc | Jonesboro | 2 | 2020-07-27 | |
| Lort Enterprises LLC | Loganville | 1 | 2020-07-08 | |
| Joseph C Rodeheaver Investments Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-07-06 | |
| Lort Enterprises LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-07-08 | |
| Flyte | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-07-10 | |
| A.S.O,LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2020-07-11 |
The largest notice was filed by Exide Technologies at its Milton facility, reporting 298 affected workers. Hyatt Regency (Peachtree St-Atl) followed with 267 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The trends suggest a mixed picture for Georgia'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 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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