South Carolina Layoffs — April 2023

Employers in South Carolina recorded 5 WARN Act notices in April 2023, covering approximately 816 workers — marking a decline from March and up 102% versus April 2022. The average filing covered 163 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in South Carolina this month. A total of 816 workers were affected across 5 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Charleston	2	360
Barnwell	1	138

Charleston saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 44% of all affected workers with 360 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Charleston	1	180
Charleston, South Carolina29405	1	180
Barnwell	1	138
Barnwell, South Carolina29812	1	138

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	1	180
Closure	1	138

Closures accounted for 17% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Transdev Servces		180		2023-04-05
Transdev Services	Charleston	180	Layoff	2023-04-05
Transdev, Inc	Charleston, South Carolina29405	180		2023-04-05
Cascades Tissue Group	Barnwell	138	Closure	2023-04-25
Cascades	Barnwell, South Carolina29812	138		2023-04-25

Leading the list was Transdev Servces at its South Carolina facility, reporting 180 affected workers. Transdev Services followed with 180 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

The filings reflect a mixed picture for South Carolina's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.

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.