Employers in South Carolina filed 4 WARN Act notices in October 2025, impacting roughly 297 workers and down 29% versus October 2024. The average filing covered 74 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in South Carolina this month. A total of 297 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sumter | 2 | 280 |
| Statewide | 1 | 9 |
| Greenville | 1 | 8 |
Sumter bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 94% of all affected workers with 280 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sumter | 2 | 280 |
| Raleigh | 1 | 9 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 140 |
| Layoff | 1 | 9 |
Closures accounted for 47% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santee Print Works | Sumter | 140 | Closure | 2025-10-20 |
| Santee Print Works | Sumter | 140 | 2025-10-20 | |
| East Coast Migrant Head Start Project | Raleigh | 9 | Layoff | 2025-10-17 |
| PL Developments | 8 | 2025-10-30 |
The single largest action involved Santee Print Works at its Sumter facility, reporting 140 affected workers. Santee Print Works followed with 140 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores a mixed picture for South Carolina's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.
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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