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North Carolina WARN Notices

Layoff tracker for WARN Act filings filed with the North Carolina workforce agency.

Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 · Showing last 24 months

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North Carolina has recorded 166 WARN filings over the past 24 months, affecting 15,324 workers across 124 companies. The most active filer is East Coast Migrant Head Start with 12 filings. Most filings are concentrated in Charlotte, Durham, and Raleigh. Of these, 100 involved facility closures and 66 were layoff events. Filing dates range from Oct 31, 2024 through Oct 5, 2026. The average recorded date gap is 87 days for measurable filings; this does not establish notice received or legal compliance. Filings in the most recent quarter were lower than the prior quarter, with 12 compared to 14. The five largest employers account for 16 percent of the 15,324 workers affected in this window, led by Daimler Truck North America with 573.

Last 24 Months

Workers Affected
15,324
Filings
166
Companies Affected
124
Avg Workers / Filing
92
Top Employer
Daimler Truck North Ameri
573 workers
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Largest filing this month James River Management 4 workers

Monthly Trend

Monthly avg: 638/mo

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Workers by year

The current year is incomplete; these totals are not a like-for-like growth comparison.

2026 YTD
6,268
2025
2024

Closure vs. Layoff

Closures — 60% Layoffs — 40%
60%
40%

Top Employers Filing in North Carolina

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Federal WARN generally requires 60 days notice for covered events, subject to exceptions. Check coverage and the state rules below. Public filing dates do not establish the notice you received. Contact North Carolina workforce agency for unemployment and Rapid Response assistance.

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About This Data

North Carolina follows the federal WARN Act with no additional state-level requirements. All data on this page is sourced from official filings published by the North Carolina workforce agency. Filings through Oct 5, 2026. View source data at North Carolina workforce agency →

WARN Act rules in North Carolina

North Carolina has no separate state layoff notice statute. Employers here follow the federal WARN Act, which sets the floor in every state.

72%

of measured filings have a recorded date gap of at least 60 days

Measured across 165 filings where both the notice date and the layoff date are on record. Median 63 days. This does not determine legal compliance or notice received by workers.

Notice required
60 days
Employers covered
100 or more employees, under federal WARN.
What triggers notice
A plant closing affecting 50 or more employees at a single site in 30 days, or a mass layoff of 500 or more, or 50 to 499 if they are at least 33 percent of the site workforce.
Administered by
North Carolina Division of Workforce Solutions

What the federal standard means here

Federal WARN requires 60 days written notice before a covered plant closing or mass layoff, and reaches employers with 100 or more employees.

Because North Carolina adds no state requirement, a layoff below those thresholds can be entirely lawful with no notice at all, and will not appear in the filings on this page. What WARN does not cover.

Why short notice is not automatically a violation

WARN allows reduced notice for unforeseeable business circumstances, faltering companies seeking capital, and natural disasters. An employer relying on one of those has to say so in the notice. What the 28 percent figure shows is that the 60 days people expect is not what they typically get.

Source: North Carolina Division of Workforce Solutions. Checked 2026-08-10. Plain-language summary, not legal advice. State legislatures amend these rules; confirm the current text before relying on it.

Recent North Carolina Filings

All Closures Layoffs 202620252024
CompanyCityTypeWorkersEffectiveRecorded
James River Management Richmond
6641 W. Broad Street
 Layoff 4 2026-11-30
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-10-05
 2026-10-05
Masterbrand Cabinets Kinston
651 Collier-Loftin Rd
 Layoff 391
larger than 95% of filings
 2026-11-27
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-09-28
 2026-09-28
Comfort First Heating & Cooling Sanford
7001 Lark Lane
 Layoff 67 2026-11-16
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-09-16
 2026-09-16
Regional Acceptance Winterville
266 Beacon Drive
 Closure 156 2027-02-28
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-09-15
 2026-09-15
Regional Acceptance Greenville
1424 East Fire Tower Road
 Closure 97 2027-07-31
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-09-15
 2026-09-15
Electrolux Consumer Products Charlotte
10200 David Taylor Drive
 Closure 1 2026-11-09
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-09-10
 2026-09-10
Bossong Hosiery Mills Asheboro
840 West Salisbury Street
 Closure 122 2026-09-09
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-09-09
 2026-09-09
Ryder Fayetteville
2486 Gillespie St.
 Layoff 73 2026-10-12
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-08-13
 2026-08-13
Elevate Textiles Burlington
906 Anthony Street
 Closure 150 2026-12-31
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-07-22
 2026-07-22
Avmac Jacksonville
178 Curtis Road
 Layoff 62 2026-08-23
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-07-17
 2026-07-17
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