Employers in Georgia logged 8 WARN Act notices in November 2023, involving roughly 1,021 workers — climbing above October and roughly flat versus November 2022. The average filing covered 128 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 3 | 270 |
The Transportation sector dominated layoff filings with 270 workers across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| DeKalb | 1 | 217 |
| Fulton | 3 | 190 |
| Dekalb | 2 | 180 |
DeKalb bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 21% of all affected workers with 217 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 4 | 487 |
| 1155 Perimeter Center, Suites 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 & 700, Atlanta, Georgi | 2 | 434 |
| Fairburn | 2 | 100 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 307 |
| Closure | 1 | 50 |
Closures accounted for 5% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware, Inc | Atlanta | 217 | Layoff | 2023-11-27 |
| VMware | 1155 Perimeter Center, Suites 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 & 700, Atlanta, Georgi | 217 | 2023-11-27 | |
| VMware | 1155 Perimeter Center, Suites 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 & 700, Atlanta, Georgi | 217 | 2023-11-29 | |
| Standard Delivery, Inc | Atlanta | 90 | Layoff | 2023-11-15 |
| Standard Delivery, Inc | Atlanta | 90 | 2023-11-15 | |
| Standard Delivery, Inc | Atlanta | 90 | 2023-11-24 | |
| All FAB Precision Sheetmetal, Inc | Fairburn | 50 | Closure | 2023-11-02 |
| All FAB Precision Sheetmetal, Inc | Fairburn | 50 | 2023-11-02 |
The biggest impact was at VMware, Inc at its Atlanta facility, reporting 217 affected workers. VMware followed with 217 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to a mixed picture for Georgia's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Transportation 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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