North Carolina Layoffs — May 2024

Employers in North Carolina submitted 4 WARN Act notices in May 2024, putting at risk an estimated 625 workers — up substantially from April and up 27% versus May 2023. The average filing covered 156 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in North Carolina this month. A total of 625 workers were affected across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Catawba	1	221
Forsyth	1	184
Wake	1	120

Catawba absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 35% of all affected workers with 221 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Hickory	1	221
Winston Salem	1	184
Raleigh	1	120
Coral Gables	1	100

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	4	625

The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in North Carolina's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
HNI Workplace Furnishings LLC	Hickory	221	Closure	2024-05-20
Transdev Services, Inc	Winston Salem	184	Closure	2024-05-31
DHL eCommerce DBA DHL Global Mail	Raleigh	120	Closure	2024-05-31
TRoc	Coral Gables	100	Closure	2024-05-03

Topping the list was HNI Workplace Furnishings LLC at its Hickory facility, reporting 221 affected workers. Transdev Services, Inc followed with 184 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

These figures highlight 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.