Employers in South Carolina filed 11 WARN Act notices in August 2024, impacting roughly 548 workers — representing a notable rise over July and up 289% versus August 2023. The average filing covered 50 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in South Carolina this month. A total of 548 workers were affected across 11 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Dorchester | 3 | 184 |
| Beaufort | 2 | 180 |
| Pickens | 2 | 106 |
| Greenville | 4 | 78 |
Dorchester felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 34% of all affected workers with 184 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Head Island | 2 | 180 |
| Summerville | 2 | 176 |
| Easley | 2 | 106 |
| Greer | 2 | 64 |
| Greenville | 2 | 14 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 180 |
| Closure | 1 | 90 |
Closures accounted for 16% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole Foods Market | Hilton Head Island | 90 | Closure | 2024-08-02 |
| Whole Foods Market / Amazon | Hilton Head Island | 90 | 2024-08-02 | |
| Interfor | Summerville | 88 | Layoff | 2024-08-19 |
| Interfor | Summerville | 88 | 2024-08-19 | |
| DiscoverFresh Foods | Easley | 53 | Layoff | 2024-08-01 |
| DiscoverFresh Foods | Easley | 53 | 2024-08-01 | |
| Charter Communications, LLC | Greer | 32 | Layoff | 2024-08-28 |
| Charter Communications | Greer | 32 | 2024-08-28 | |
| Interfor | 8 | 2024-08-19 | ||
| DiscoverFresh Foods | Greenville | 7 | Layoff | 2024-08-01 |
| DiscoverFresh Foods | Greenville | 7 | 2024-08-01 |
The single largest action involved Whole Foods Market at its Hilton Head Island facility, reporting 90 affected workers. Whole Foods Market / Amazon followed with 90 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores 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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