Georgia Layoffs — May 2023

Employers in Georgia logged 11 WARN Act notices in May 2023, involving roughly 456 workers — falling below April and up 59% versus May 2022. The average filing covered 41 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

11
Notices Filed
456
Workers Affected
41
Avg per Notice
1
Closures

Industry Breakdown

IndustryNoticesWorkers
Information & Technology3168

The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 168 workers across 3 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Fulton2119
Hall122

Fulton saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 26% of all affected workers with 119 workers across 2 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Lawrenceville, Duluth2231
Atlanta2119
Flowery Branch122
Purchase dataset for city details50

Layoff Type Analysis

TypeNoticesWorkers
Layoff4337
Closure135

Closures accounted for 8% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
U.S. Auto Sales, IncLawrenceville, Duluth142Layoff2023-05-15
Usasf Servicing LLCLawrenceville, Duluth89Layoff2023-05-25
Hexaware Technologies, Inc842023-05-17
Hexaware Technolgoies, IncAtlanta84Layoff2023-05-17
Art Laminating & Finishing LLCAtlanta35Closure2023-05-10
Makita USA, IncFlowery Branch22Layoff2023-05-01
Makita USA, IncPurchase dataset for city detailsN/A2023-05-01
Art Laminating & Finishing LLCPurchase dataset for city detailsN/A2023-05-10
U.S. Auto Sales, IncPurchase dataset for city detailsN/A2023-05-15
Hexaware Technologies, IncPurchase dataset for city detailsN/A2023-05-17
Usasf Servicing LLCPurchase dataset for city detailsN/A2023-05-25

The biggest impact was at U.S. Auto Sales, Inc at its Lawrenceville, Duluth facility, reporting 142 affected workers. Usasf Servicing LLC followed with 89 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This data points to a mixed picture for Georgia's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Information & Technology 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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