Employers in South Carolina logged 13 WARN Act notices in January 2022, involving roughly 1,360 workers — climbing above December and up 173% versus January 2021. The average filing covered 105 workers, with 5 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 1 | 2 |
The Healthcare sector dominated layoff filings with 2 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Laurens | 4 | 664 |
| Greenville | 2 | 348 |
| Beaufort | 4 | 278 |
| Cherokee | 2 | 68 |
| Richland | 1 | 2 |
Laurens absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 49% of all affected workers with 664 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Laurens | 4 | 664 |
| Greenville | 2 | 348 |
| Bluffton | 4 | 278 |
| Gaffney | 2 | 68 |
| Columbia | 1 | 2 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 5 | 390 |
| Layoff | 2 | 291 |
Closures accounted for 29% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Muffin Man, Inc | Laurens | 215 | Closure | 2022-01-07 |
| The Muffin Man, Inc | Laurens | 215 | 2022-01-07 | |
| Alorica Inc | Greenville | 174 | Layoff | 2022-01-24 |
| Alorica | Greenville | 174 | 2022-01-24 | |
| Montage Palmetto Bluff, LLC | Bluffton | 132 | Closure | 2022-01-01 |
| Montage Palmetto Bluff,LLC | Bluffton | 132 | 2022-01-01 | |
| DSV Solutions, LLC | Laurens | 117 | Layoff | 2022-01-05 |
| DSV Solutions, LLC | Laurens | 117 | 2022-01-05 | |
| Boyd Corporation | Gaffney | 34 | Closure | 2022-01-12 |
| Boyd Gaming | Gaffney | 34 | 2022-01-12 | |
| Montage Palmetto Bluff Paint Box | Bluffton | 7 | Closure | 2022-01-01 |
| Montage Palmetto BluffPaint Box | Bluffton | 7 | 2022-01-01 | |
| Watsonville Community Hospital | Columbia | 2 | Closure | 2022-01-28 |
The biggest impact was at The Muffin Man, Inc at its Laurens facility, reporting 215 affected workers. The Muffin Man, Inc followed with 215 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the South Carolina labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by South 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 South Carolina WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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