Employers in South Carolina posted 16 WARN Act notices in January 2024, affecting an estimated 918 workers and up 23% versus January 2023. The average filing covered 57 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in South Carolina this month. A total of 918 workers were affected across 16 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Charleston | 1 | 466 |
| Berkeley | 1 | 119 |
| Greenwood | 2 | 116 |
| Spartanburg | 3 | 107 |
| Lexington | 2 | 104 |
Charleston absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 51% of all affected workers with 466 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Charleston | 1 | 466 |
| Summerville | 1 | 119 |
| West Columbia | 2 | 104 |
| Spartanburg | 2 | 103 |
| Greenwood | 1 | 52 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 656 |
| Layoff | 5 | 191 |
The high proportion of closures (71% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in South Carolina's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAHLE Behr | Charleston | 466 | Closure | 2024-01-09 |
| Fruit of the Loom | Summerville | 119 | Closure | 2024-01-22 |
| GDI Integrated Facility Services | West Columbia | 100 | Layoff | 2024-01-04 |
| Kohler Co | Spartanburg | 71 | Closure | 2024-01-08 |
| Ascend Performance Materials | 64 | 2024-01-22 | ||
| Ascend Performance Materials | Greenwood | 52 | Layoff | 2024-01-22 |
| GDI Integrated Facility Services | Spartanburg | 32 | Layoff | 2024-01-04 |
| GDI Integrated Facility Services | West Columbia | 4 | Layoff | 2024-01-04 |
| Kohler Co | 4 | 2024-01-08 | ||
| Block, Inc | Oakland | 3 | Layoff | 2024-01-30 |
| Block | Oakland | 3 | 2024-01-30 | |
| GDI Integrated Facility Services | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-01-04 | |
| Kohl's Corporation | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-01-08 | |
| MAHLE Behr | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-01-09 | |
| Ascend Performance Materials | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-01-22 |
The largest notice was filed by MAHLE Behr at its Charleston facility, reporting 466 affected workers. Fruit of the Loom followed with 119 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the South Carolina labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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.
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