Employers in Georgia submitted 7 WARN Act notices in July 2022, putting at risk an estimated 1,266 workers — up substantially from June and up 465% versus July 2021. The average filing covered 181 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 1 | 601 |
| Accommodation & Food | 1 | 221 |
The Retail sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 601 workers across 1 notice. Separately, Accommodation & Food reported 221 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Dekalb | 3 | 827 |
| Screven | 1 | 203 |
| Gwinnett | 1 | 91 |
| Clayton | 1 | 86 |
| Cobb | 1 | 59 |
Dekalb absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 65% of all affected workers with 827 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Stone Mountain | 3 | 827 |
| Sylvania | 1 | 203 |
| Buford | 1 | 91 |
| Forest Park | 1 | 86 |
| Austell | 1 | 59 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Georgia this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Dollar City Stone Mountain Park, LLC | Stone Mountain | 601 | 2022-07-31 | |
| Atlanta Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort | Stone Mountain | 221 | 2022-07-31 | |
| Milliken Longleaf | Sylvania | 203 | 2022-07-15 | |
| Radial a bpost Company | Buford | 91 | 2022-07-15 | |
| Eclipse Advantage, LLC | Forest Park | 86 | 2022-07-29 | |
| Freshly, Inc | Austell | 59 | 2022-07-15 | |
| Stone Mountain Inn | Stone Mountain | 5 | 2022-07-31 |
Topping the list was Silver Dollar City Stone Mountain Park, LLC at its Stone Mountain facility, reporting 601 affected workers. Atlanta Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort followed with 221 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Georgia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Retail 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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