Employers in Georgia posted 22 WARN Act notices in November 2025, affecting an estimated 2,282 workers — reflecting a cooling compared to October and up 173% versus November 2024. The average filing covered 104 workers, with 5 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 2 | 110 |
The Information & Technology sector saw the heaviest impact with 110 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fulton | 4 | 708 |
| Jackson | 1 | 289 |
| Banks | 1 | 289 |
| Richmond | 3 | 264 |
| Chatham | 2 | 240 |
Fulton bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 31% of all affected workers with 708 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Roswell | 2 | 650 |
| Commerce | 2 | 578 |
| Augusta | 3 | 264 |
| Savannah | 2 | 240 |
| Pkwy, Augusta | 1 | 130 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 5 | 831 |
| Layoff | 5 | 310 |
Closures accounted for 36% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Motors LLC | Roswell | 325 | Closure | 2025-11-10 |
| General Motors | Roswell | 325 | 2025-11-10 | |
| Baker & Taylor, LLC | Commerce | 289 | Closure | 2025-11-10 |
| Baker & Taylor, LLC | Commerce | 289 | 2025-11-10 | |
| West Fraser, Inc | Augusta | 130 | Closure | 2025-11-06 |
| West Fraser, Inc | Pkwy, Augusta | 130 | 2025-11-06 | |
| SDH Service East,LLC | Savannah | 120 | Layoff | 2025-11-14 |
| SDH Services EAST,LLC | Savannah | 120 | 2025-11-14 | |
| SDH Service East,LLC | Augusta | 67 | Layoff | 2025-11-14 |
| SDH Service East,LLC | Augusta | 67 | 2025-11-14 | |
| SimplyIOA, LLC | 65 | Layoff | 2025-11-10 | |
| SimplyIOA, LLC | 434, Longwood | 65 | 2025-11-10 | |
| Smurfit Westrock | Atlanta | 55 | Layoff | 2025-11-10 |
| Lehigh Technologies, Inc | Tucker | 55 | Closure | 2025-11-10 |
| Lehigh Technologies, Inc | Tucker | 55 | 2025-11-10 |
The largest notice was filed by General Motors LLC at its Roswell facility, reporting 325 affected workers. General Motors followed with 325 workers.
The trends suggest a mixed picture for Georgia's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Information & Technology sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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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