Employers in North Carolina filed 4 WARN Act notices in February 2026, impacting roughly 304 workers — representing a pullback from January and down 58% versus February 2025. The average filing covered 76 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in North Carolina this month. A total of 304 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Wake | 3 | 241 |
| Union | 1 | 63 |
Wake felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 79% of all affected workers with 241 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Raleigh | 2 | 187 |
| Monroe | 1 | 63 |
| Morrisville | 1 | 54 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 192 |
| Layoff | 1 | 112 |
The high proportion of closures (63% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in North Carolina's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo | Raleigh | 112 | Layoff | 2026-02-03 |
| GMRI, Inc. dba Bahama Breeze | Raleigh | 75 | Closure | 2026-02-03 |
| LTI Holdings Inc. DBA Boyd | Monroe | 63 | Closure | 2026-02-11 |
| Avantor Fluid Handling, LLC | Morrisville | 54 | Closure | 2026-02-06 |
The single largest action involved Wells Fargo at its Raleigh facility, reporting 112 affected workers. GMRI, Inc. dba Bahama Breeze followed with 75 workers.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across North Carolina, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by North 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 North Carolina WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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