South Carolina Layoffs — February 2025

Employers in South Carolina recorded 7 WARN Act notices in February 2025, covering approximately 1,099 workers and up 382% versus February 2024. The average filing covered 157 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in South Carolina this month. A total of 1,099 workers were affected across 7 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Charleston	5	919
Spartanburg	2	180

Charleston was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 84% of all affected workers with 919 workers across 5 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
North Charleston	4	627
Spartanburg	2	180

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	2	327
Closure	1	90

Closures accounted for 8% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
ASRC Federal	North Charleston	319	Layoff	2025-02-27
ASRC Federal		292		2025-02-27
ASRC Federal	North Charleston	292		2025-02-27
Yokohama TWS North America	Spartanburg	90	Closure	2025-02-18
Yokohama TWS North America	Spartanburg	90		2025-02-18
The Boeing Company	North Charleston	8	Layoff	2025-02-15
Boeing	North Charleston	8		2025-02-15

Leading the list was ASRC Federal at its North Charleston facility, reporting 319 affected workers. ASRC Federal followed with 292 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The filings reflect 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.