Upper Savannah WIB
SC · 7 counties · 18 WARN notices
Workforce Retraining Outcomes
- WIOA Participants
- 5,996
- PY 2024
- Employment Rate
- 70.8%
- Q2 after exit
- Median Quarterly Earnings
- $6,171
- Q2 after exit
- Training Rate
- 3.7%
- Received training services
Outcomes Over Time
| Program Year | Participants | Employment Rate | Median Qtr Earnings | Training Rate | Wage Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY2019 | 10,277 | 72.0% | $4,808 | 3.1% | -4.0% |
| PY2022 | 8 | 100.0% | $10,359 | 0.0% | — |
| PY2024Q2 | 5,996 | 70.8% | $6,171 | 3.7% | -14.2% |
| PY2024Q3 | 6,028 | 70.5% | $6,233 | 3.4% | -15.3% |
PY2022 data is incomplete (31 of 55 states reported).
Earnings Before vs After
- Before Program
- $7,508
- Q3 before entry
- After Program
- $6,444
- Q2 after exit
- Change
- -14.2%
- Wage change
- Sample Size
- 2,446
- Workers with before/after wages
Participant Demographics
- Median Age
- 44
- Under 25
- 10.6%
- 25-44
- 41.5%
- 45+
- 47.8%
- Male
- 47.6%
- Female
- 51.3%
84.0% were unemployed at program entry.
Where Workers Went (Top Industries After Program)
| Industry | Workers |
|---|---|
| Administrative Services | 661 |
| Manufacturing | 340 |
| Healthcare | 291 |
| Hospitality & Food | 272 |
| Manufacturing | 205 |
Layoff Activity (WARN Act)
- Total WARN Notices
- 18
- All time
- Workers Affected
- 2,559
- All time
- Recent Notices
- 7
- Since 2021
- Recent Workers Affected
- 1,118
- Since 2021
Largest Layoffs in This Area
| Company | Workers Laid Off |
|---|---|
| Fujifilm | 420 |
| Urban Outfitters | 327 |
| Ascend Performance Materials | 272 |
| CB&I | 250 |
| The Muffin Man, Inc | 215 |
| SYKES | 213 |
| Mundy Maintenance | 136 |
| Piedmont Health Group | 129 |
| DSV Solutions, LLC | 117 |
| Shaw Industries Group, Inc | 113 |
Recent WARN Notices
| Company | City | Workers | Layoff Date | Notice Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Dressed Chicken, Inc. | Ward | 4 | 2026-01-20 | 2025-11-21 |
| Ascend Performance Materials | Greenwood | 208 | 2024-12-06 | 2024-10-16 |
| Ascend Performance Materials | Greenwood | 64 | 2024-03-31 | 2024-01-22 |
| Sodexo | Newberry | 90 | 2023-05-31 | 2023-05-18 |
| The Muffin Man, Inc | Laurens | 215 | 2022-01-07 | |
| DSV Solutions, LLC | Laurens | 117 | 2022-01-05 | |
| Fujifilm | Greenwood | 420 | 2021-10-01 | |
| Shaw Industries Group, Inc | Clinton | 113 | 2019-06-24 | |
| SYKES | Greenwood | 213 | 2018-09-13 | |
| Walmart | Laurens | 86 | 2018-04-27 | |
| CB&I | Laurens | 250 | 2018-03-20 | |
| PMC Corp | Clinton | 47 | 2017-09-29 | |
| Caterpillar Inc. | Newberry | 10 | 2016-11-11 | |
| Urban Outfitters | Trenton | 327 | 2015-08-18 | |
| Piedmont Health Group | Greenwood | 129 | 2015-07-01 | |
| Mundy Maintenance | Greenwood | 136 | 2014-10-26 | |
| Jostens, Inc | Laurens | 67 | 2014-09-30 | |
| Jostens, Inc. | Laurens | 63 | 2013-06-24 |
Counties in This Board Area
Abbeville County, SC · Edgefield County, SC · Greenwood County, SC · Laurens County, SC · McCormick County, SC · Newberry County, SC · Saluda County, SC
Data Sources
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, WIOA Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL)
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