Mass layoffs/closures

These reports list all North Carolina companies that filed a WARN notice with the North Carolina Department of Commerce. All layoffs and closures affecting 50 or more employees are required to report. As a result, this dataset reflects only mass layoffs and closures and does not include smaller job loss events. WARN reports are provided with a notice date, received date, and effective date for each event. While notice and received dates are generally very close, the effective date has more variation, ranging from a few weeks to a few months in the future. The reports are updated on the website approximately once a month. A glitch in the Department of Commerce’s software in early October has temporarily discontinued subsequent updates. WARN reports include the physical address of the establishment reporting the closure, as well as the county in which the closure takes place.