South Carolina Layoffs — March 2020

Employers in South Carolina reported 52 WARN Act notices in March 2020, displacing an estimated 9,518 workers — signaling an acceleration from February and up 3324% versus March 2019. The average filing covered 183 workers, with 6 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

The Manufacturing sector topped the list of affected industries with 4,764 workers across 8 notices. Notably, Accommodation & Food reported 1,447 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Laurens saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 24% of all affected workers with 2,300 workers across 1 notices.

Layoff Type Analysis

Closures accounted for 7% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

The most significant filing came from ZF Transmissions at its Gray Court facility, reporting 2,300 affected workers. Husqvarna Consumer Outdoor followed with 850 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the South Carolina labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

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.