Employers in Georgia filed 12 WARN Act notices in August 2023, impacting roughly 837 workers — representing a notable rise over July and up 68% versus August 2022. The average filing covered 70 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Georgia this month. A total of 837 workers were affected across 12 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fulton | 2 | 416 |
| Glynn | 2 | 211 |
| Chatham | 1 | 155 |
| Douglas | 1 | 55 |
Fulton was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 50% of all affected workers with 416 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 1 | 335 |
| Brunswick | 2 | 211 |
| Savannah | 1 | 155 |
| Alpharetta | 1 | 81 |
| Lithia Springs | 1 | 55 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 4 | 601 |
| Layoff | 2 | 236 |
The high proportion of closures (72% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Georgia's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matheson Flight Extenders, Inc | Atlanta | 335 | Closure | 2023-08-15 |
| Service Management Systems | Savannah | 155 | Layoff | 2023-08-08 |
| Omni Corporation | Brunswick | 139 | Closure | 2023-08-01 |
| Crown Castle USA Inc | Alpharetta | 81 | Layoff | 2023-08-28 |
| BPA Facility Serivces, Inc | Brunswick | 72 | Closure | 2023-08-01 |
| A.L.P. Lighting Components, Inc | Lithia Springs | 55 | Closure | 2023-08-24 |
| BPA Facility Services, Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-08-01 | |
| Omni Corporation | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-08-01 | |
| Service Management Systems | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-08-08 | |
| Matheson Flight Extenders, Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-08-15 | |
| A.L.P. Lighting Components, Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-08-24 | |
| Crown Castle USA Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-08-28 |
The single largest action involved Matheson Flight Extenders, Inc at its Atlanta facility, reporting 335 affected workers. Service Management Systems followed with 155 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Georgia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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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