Employers in Georgia posted 24 WARN Act notices in January 2026, affecting an estimated 3,620 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to December and up 1140% versus January 2025. The average filing covered 151 workers, with 6 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 2 | 170 |
The Transportation sector saw the heaviest impact with 170 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fulton | 2 | 870 |
| Lamar | 2 | 470 |
| Henry | 2 | 306 |
| Gwinnett | 2 | 247 |
| Douglas | 2 | 170 |
Fulton bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 24% of all affected workers with 870 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 2 | 870 |
| SE, Atlanta | 1 | 797 |
| Barnesville | 2 | 470 |
| Locust Grove | 2 | 306 |
| Duluth | 2 | 283 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 5 | 1,096 |
| Closure | 6 | 714 |
Closures accounted for 20% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Depot U.S.A., Inc | Atlanta | 797 | Layoff | 2026-01-28 |
| Home Depot | SE, Atlanta | 797 | 2026-01-28 | |
| Continental Tire the Americas, LLC | Barnesville | 235 | Closure | 2026-01-30 |
| Continental Tire the Americas, LLC’s | Barnesville | 235 | 2026-01-30 | |
| TTEC Services Corporation | Duluth | 169 | Layoff | 2026-01-26 |
| Ttec | Suite 200, Duluth | 169 | 2026-01-26 | |
| Kuehne-Nagel | Locust Grove | 153 | Closure | 2026-01-28 |
| Kuehne-Nagel | Locust Grove | 153 | 2026-01-28 | |
| S&S Activewear, LLC | Duluth | 114 | Closure | 2026-01-28 |
| S&S Activewear, LLC | NW, Duluth | 114 | 2026-01-28 | |
| GXO Logistics Worldwide, LLC | Lithia Springs | 85 | Closure | 2026-01-20 |
| GXO Logistics Worldwide, LLC | Lithia Springs | 85 | 2026-01-20 | |
| TLC of Georgia LLC | Sugar Hill | 78 | Closure | 2026-01-31 |
| TLC of Georgia LLC | NE ste 1, Sugar Hill | 78 | 2026-01-31 | |
| TelaForce, LLC | Atlanta | 73 | Layoff | 2026-01-28 |
The largest notice was filed by Home Depot U.S.A., Inc at its Atlanta facility, reporting 797 affected workers. Home Depot followed with 797 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Georgia labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation 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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