South Carolina Layoffs — April 2022

Employers in South Carolina filed 4 WARN Act notices in April 2022, impacting roughly 404 workers — representing a pullback from March and down 40% versus April 2021. The average filing covered 101 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Utilities	1	70

The Utilities sector led the way in workforce reductions with 70 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Union	1	310
Greenville	3	94

Union saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 77% of all affected workers with 310 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Jonesville	1	310
Greenville	3	94

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	1	310
Layoff	2	82

The high proportion of closures (77% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in South Carolina's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Belk Fulfillment Center	Jonesville	310	Closure	2022-04-30
Utility Partners of America	Greenville	70	Layoff	2022-04-01
Alorica Inc	Greenville	12	Layoff	2022-04-19
Alorica	Greenville	12		2022-04-19

The single largest action involved Belk Fulfillment Center at its Jonesville facility, reporting 310 affected workers. Utility Partners of America followed with 70 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

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