South Carolina Layoffs — September 2023

Employers in South Carolina logged 5 WARN Act notices in September 2023, involving roughly 1,127 workers — climbing above August and up 53% versus September 2022. The average filing covered 225 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Finance & Insurance	1	1

The Finance & Insurance sector dominated layoff filings with 1 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Richland	2	1,050
York	1	71
Various	2	6

Richland saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 93% of all affected workers with 1,050 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Columbia	2	1,050
Rock Hill	1	71
Lynchburg	1	5
Jeffersonville	1	1

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	3	531

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Wells Fargo	Columbia	525	Layoff	2023-09-28
Wells Fargo	Columbia	525		2023-09-28
Caraustar Industrial &	Rock Hill	71		2023-09-03
Thriveworks Administrative Services	Lynchburg	5	Layoff	2023-09-15
First Savings Bank	Jeffersonville	1	Layoff	2023-09-29

The biggest impact was at Wells Fargo at its Columbia facility, reporting 525 affected workers. Wells Fargo followed with 525 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

This data points to mounting pressure on the South Carolina labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Finance & Insurance 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.