South Carolina Layoffs — January 2024
Employers in South Carolina posted 10 WARN Act notices in January 2024, affecting an estimated 915 workers and up 144% versus January 2023. The average filing covered 92 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 56 |
The Manufacturing sector saw the heaviest impact with 56 workers across 2 notices.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Charleston | 1 | 466 |
| Lexington | 3 | 136 |
| Berkeley | 1 | 119 |
| Greenwood | 2 | 116 |
| Spartanburg | 2 | 75 |
Charleston was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 51% of all affected workers with 466 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Charleston | 1 | 466 |
| Spartanburg | 5 | 211 |
| Greenwood | 2 | 116 |
Layoff Type Analysis
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 656 |
| Layoff | 6 | 255 |
The high proportion of closures (72% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in South Carolina's labor market.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAHLE Behr | Charleston | 466 | Closure | |
| Fruit of the Loom | 119 | Closure | ||
| GDI Integrated Facility Services | Spartanburg | 100 | Layoff | |
| Kohler | Spartanburg | 71 | Closure | |
| Ascend Performance Materials | Greenwood | 64 | Layoff | |
| Ascend Performance Materials | Greenwood | 52 | Layoff | |
| GDI Integrated Facility Services | Spartanburg | 32 | Layoff | |
| GDI Integrated Facility Services | Spartanburg | 4 | Layoff | |
| Kohler | Spartanburg | 4 | ||
| Block | 3 | Layoff |
The largest notice was filed by MAHLE Behr at its Charleston facility, reporting 466 affected workers. Fruit of the Loom followed with 119 workers.
Trend & Outlook
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest 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.