Employers in Georgia recorded 10 WARN Act notices in August 2024, covering approximately 1,280 workers — marking a sharp increase from July and up 53% versus August 2023. The average filing covered 128 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Georgia this month. A total of 1,280 workers were affected across 10 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Glynn | 4 | 370 |
| Fulton | 1 | 353 |
| Dekalb | 1 | 353 |
| Fayette | 1 | 93 |
| Chatham | 1 | 93 |
Glynn was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 29% of all affected workers with 370 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 2 | 706 |
| Brunswick | 2 | 250 |
| Bloomingdale | 2 | 186 |
| Glynco | 2 | 120 |
| Duluth | 1 | 9 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 538 |
| Layoff | 2 | 102 |
Closures accounted for 42% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABM Aviation, Inc. and ABM Industry Groups, LLC (collectively, “ABM”) | Atlanta | 353 | Closure | 2024-08-30 |
| ABM Aviation, Inc | Atlanta | 353 | 2024-08-30 | |
| Omni Corporation | Brunswick | 125 | Closure | 2024-08-08 |
| Omni Corporation | Brunswick | 125 | 2024-08-08 | |
| Interfor | Bloomingdale | 93 | Layoff | 2024-08-19 |
| Interfor | Bloomingdale | 93 | 2024-08-19 | |
| BPA Facility Services, Inc | Glynco | 60 | Closure | 2024-08-08 |
| BPA Facility Services, Inc | Glynco | 60 | 2024-08-08 | |
| WestRock CP, LLC | Duluth | 9 | Layoff | 2024-08-28 |
| WestRock | Rd, Duluth | 9 | 2024-08-28 |
Leading the list was ABM Aviation, Inc. and ABM Industry Groups, LLC (collectively, “ABM”) at its Atlanta facility, reporting 353 affected workers. ABM Aviation, Inc followed with 353 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Georgia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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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