South Carolina Layoffs — March 2022

Employers in South Carolina posted 5 WARN Act notices in March 2022, affecting an estimated 679 workers — reflecting a cooling compared to February and down 33% versus March 2021. The average filing covered 136 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in South Carolina this month. A total of 679 workers were affected across 5 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Charleston	2	354
Greenville	1	174
Laurens	1	117
Cherokee	1	34

Charleston felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 52% of all affected workers with 354 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
North Charleston	1	177
Charleston	1	177
Greenville	1	174
Laurens	1	117
Gaffney	1	34

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	3	328
Layoff	1	174

Closures accounted for 48% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Borden Dairy	North Charleston	177	Closure	2022-03-31
Borden Dairy	Charleston	177		2022-03-31
Alorica Inc	Greenville	174	Layoff	2022-03-25
DSV Solutions, LLC	Laurens	117	Closure	2022-03-04
Boyd Corporation	Gaffney	34	Closure	2022-03-15

The largest notice was filed by Borden Dairy at its North Charleston facility, reporting 177 affected workers. Borden Dairy followed with 177 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

The trends suggest a easing in workforce disruptions across South Carolina, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.

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.