Employers in South Carolina reported 10 WARN Act notices in December 2025, displacing an estimated 1,112 workers — signaling an acceleration from November and up 43% versus December 2024. The average filing covered 111 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in South Carolina this month. A total of 1,112 workers were affected across 10 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Williamsburg | 2 | 432 |
| Charleston | 2 | 388 |
| Lexington | 3 | 234 |
| Statewide | 1 | 58 |
Williamsburg was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 39% of all affected workers with 432 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Nesmith | 2 | 432 |
| North Charleston | 2 | 388 |
| West Columbia | 2 | 156 |
| Statewide | 1 | 58 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 2 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 330 |
| Layoff | 1 | 216 |
Closures accounted for 30% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House of Raeford | Nesmith | 216 | Layoff | 2025-12-01 |
| House of Raeford | Nesmith | 216 | 2025-12-01 | |
| WeDriveU, Inc | North Charleston | 194 | Closure | 2025-12-28 |
| WeDriveU | North Charleston | 194 | 2025-12-28 | |
| SC Industrial Holdings, LLC | 78 | 2025-12-01 | ||
| SC Industrial Holdings (dba Palmetto State Armory) | West Columbia | 78 | Closure | 2025-12-01 |
| SC Industrial Holdings, LLC | West Columbia | 78 | 2025-12-01 | |
| Railcrew Xpress | Statewide | 58 | Closure | 2025-12-22 |
| SC Industrial Holdings, LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2025-12-01 | |
| House of Raeford | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2025-12-01 |
The most significant filing came from House of Raeford at its Nesmith facility, reporting 216 affected workers. House of Raeford followed with 216 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate 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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