Employers in North Carolina recorded 6 WARN Act notices in December 2023, covering approximately 370 workers — marking a sharp increase from November and up 549% versus December 2022. The average filing covered 62 workers, with 5 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in North Carolina this month. A total of 370 workers were affected across 6 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Pasquotank | 1 | 92 |
| Mecklenburg | 1 | 91 |
| Granville | 1 | 77 |
| Wake | 1 | 57 |
| Davie | 1 | 52 |
Pasquotank felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 25% of all affected workers with 92 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth City | 1 | 92 |
| Charlotte | 1 | 91 |
| Oxford | 1 | 77 |
| Morrisville | 1 | 57 |
| Mocksville | 1 | 52 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 5 | 313 |
| Layoff | 1 | 57 |
The high proportion of closures (85% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in North Carolina's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amentum | Elizabeth City | 92 | Closure | 2023-12-14 |
| HMSHost | Charlotte | 91 | Closure | 2023-12-29 |
| GATE Precast | Oxford | 77 | Closure | 2023-12-11 |
| LSG Sky Chefs | Morrisville | 57 | Layoff | 2023-12-13 |
| CPP Global LLC | Mocksville | 52 | Closure | 2023-12-06 |
| FSC Edge Corp | Omaha | 1 | Closure | 2023-12-01 |
Leading the list was Amentum at its Elizabeth City facility, reporting 92 affected workers. HMSHost followed with 91 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the North Carolina labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by North 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 North Carolina WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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