Employers in North Carolina filed 3 WARN Act notices in April 2024, impacting roughly 355 workers — representing a pullback from March and down 1% versus April 2023. The average filing covered 118 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in North Carolina this month. A total of 355 workers were affected across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | 1 | 220 |
| Richmond | 1 | 81 |
| Durham | 1 | 54 |
Lincoln bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 62% of all affected workers with 220 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lincolnton | 1 | 220 |
| Hamlet | 1 | 81 |
| Durham | 1 | 54 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 301 |
| Layoff | 1 | 54 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medline Industries LP | Lincolnton | 220 | Closure | 2024-04-30 |
| Big Rock Sports LLC | Hamlet | 81 | Closure | 2024-04-09 |
| Phononic Inc | Durham | 54 | Layoff | 2024-04-23 |
The single largest action involved Medline Industries LP at its Lincolnton facility, reporting 220 affected workers. Big Rock Sports LLC followed with 81 workers.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across North Carolina, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
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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