North Carolina Layoffs — March 2022

Employers in North Carolina logged 4 WARN Act notices in March 2022, involving roughly 446 workers — climbing above February and up 62% versus March 2021. The average filing covered 112 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Transportation	1	222

The Transportation sector dominated layoff filings with 222 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Guilford	2	337
Wake	1	107

Guilford saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 76% of all affected workers with 337 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Greensboro	1	222
High Point	1	115
Morrisville	1	107
New Orleans	1	2

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	3	339
Closure	1	107

Closures accounted for 24% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Keolis Transit America	Greensboro	222	Layoff	2022-03-07
Graphik Dimensions Ltd	High Point	115	Layoff	2022-03-02
BASF Corporation	Morrisville	107	Closure	2022-03-16
Ready Responders Inc	New Orleans	2	Layoff	2022-03-11

The biggest impact was at Keolis Transit America at its Greensboro facility, reporting 222 affected workers. Graphik Dimensions Ltd followed with 115 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

This data points to mounting pressure on the North Carolina labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation 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.