Employers in South Carolina recorded 6 WARN Act notices in August 2025, covering approximately 184 workers — marking a decline from July and down 66% versus August 2024. The average filing covered 31 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in South Carolina this month. A total of 184 workers were affected across 6 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Greenville | 1 | 114 |
| Horry | 2 | 58 |
| Lexington | 3 | 12 |
Greenville felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 62% of all affected workers with 114 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Piedmont | 1 | 114 |
| Myrtle Beach | 2 | 58 |
| Batesburg-Leesville | 1 | 1 |
| Batesburg | 1 | 1 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 114 |
| Closure | 2 | 30 |
Closures accounted for 16% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL Developments | Piedmont | 114 | Layoff | 2025-08-29 |
| Anchor Bar of Myrtle Beach | Myrtle Beach | 29 | Closure | 2025-08-18 |
| Anchor Bar of Myrtle Beach | Myrtle Beach | 29 | 2025-08-18 | |
| IG Design Group Americas, Inc | 10 | 2025-08-21 | ||
| IG Design Group Americas, Inc | Batesburg-Leesville | 1 | Closure | 2025-08-21 |
| IG Design Group Americas, Inc | Batesburg | 1 | 2025-08-21 |
Leading the list was PL Developments at its Piedmont facility, reporting 114 affected workers. Anchor Bar of Myrtle Beach followed with 29 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The filings reflect a easing in workforce disruptions across South Carolina, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
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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