Employers in South Carolina logged 15 WARN Act notices in March 2023, involving roughly 1,026 workers — falling below February and up 51% versus March 2022. The average filing covered 68 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 3 | 379 |
| Healthcare | 3 | 216 |
| Transportation | 1 | 59 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 379 workers across 3 notices. Meanwhile, Healthcare reported 216 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cherokee | 3 | 379 |
| Chesterfield | 3 | 363 |
| Greenville | 3 | 203 |
| York | 3 | 7 |
| Richland | 1 | 1 |
Cherokee felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 37% of all affected workers with 379 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Gaffney | 2 | 374 |
| Cheraw | 2 | 358 |
| Greenville | 2 | 131 |
| 1 St. Francis Drive, Greenville, South Carolina29601 | 1 | 72 |
| Marina Del Rey | 2 | 2 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 366 |
| Layoff | 4 | 133 |
Closures accounted for 36% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timken Gaffney Bearing Plant | Gaffney | 187 | Closure | 2023-03-09 |
| Timken GaffneyBearing Plant | Gaffney | 187 | 2023-03-09 | |
| Stanley Black & Decker | Cheraw | 179 | Closure | 2023-03-20 |
| Stanley Black & Decker | Cheraw | 179 | 2023-03-20 | |
| Morrsion Healthcare | 72 | 2023-03-13 | ||
| Morrison Healthcare | Greenville | 72 | Layoff | 2023-03-13 |
| Morrison Healthcare | 1 St. Francis Drive, Greenville, South Carolina29601 | 72 | 2023-03-13 | |
| Jand Grace Delivery, LLC | Greenville | 59 | Layoff | 2023-03-31 |
| Timken Gaffney Bearing Plant | 5 | 2023-03-09 | ||
| Stanley Black & Decker | 5 | 2023-03-20 | ||
| Aspiration Partners, Inc | 5 | 2023-03-24 | ||
| Radius Global Solutions LLC | Las Vegas | 1 | Layoff | 2023-03-07 |
| Radius GlobalSolutions LLC | 3320 W. Sahara Ave Ste 200, Las Vegas, Nevada89102 | 1 | 2023-03-07 | |
| Aspiration Partners, Inc | Marina Del Rey | 1 | Layoff | 2023-03-24 |
| Aspiration | Marina Del Rey | 1 | 2023-03-24 |
The biggest impact was at Timken Gaffney Bearing Plant at its Gaffney facility, reporting 187 affected workers. Timken GaffneyBearing Plant followed with 187 workers.
This data points to a mixed picture for South Carolina's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Manufacturing 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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