Upstate WIB
SC · 3 counties · 32 WARN notices
Workforce Retraining Outcomes
- WIOA Participants
- 10,994
- PY 2024
- Employment Rate
- 72.8%
- Q2 after exit
- Median Quarterly Earnings
- $7,010
- Q2 after exit
- Training Rate
- 3.8%
- Received training services
Outcomes Over Time
| Program Year | Participants | Employment Rate | Median Qtr Earnings | Training Rate | Wage Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY2019 | 11,561 | 73.8% | $5,569 | 4.1% | -6.7% |
| PY2022 | 8 | 66.7% | $9,400 | 0.0% | — |
| PY2024Q2 | 10,688 | 73.6% | $7,046 | 4.0% | -12.0% |
| PY2024Q3 | 10,994 | 72.8% | $7,010 | 3.8% | -12.5% |
PY2022 data is incomplete (31 of 55 states reported).
Earnings Before vs After
- Before Program
- $8,432
- Q3 before entry
- After Program
- $7,374
- Q2 after exit
- Change
- -12.5%
- Wage change
- Sample Size
- 4,763
- Workers with before/after wages
Participant Demographics
- Median Age
- 43
- Under 25
- 10.9%
- 25-44
- 42.9%
- 45+
- 46.1%
- Male
- 53.7%
- Female
- 44.9%
80.7% were unemployed at program entry.
Where Workers Went (Top Industries After Program)
| Industry | Workers |
|---|---|
| Administrative Services | 1,351 |
| Manufacturing | 585 |
| Hospitality & Food | 482 |
| Healthcare | 403 |
| Manufacturing | 363 |
Layoff Activity (WARN Act)
- Total WARN Notices
- 32
- All time
- Workers Affected
- 5,335
- All time
- Recent Notices
- 17
- Since 2021
- Recent Workers Affected
- 2,420
- Since 2021
Largest Layoffs in This Area
| Company | Workers Laid Off |
|---|---|
| TFE Logistics | 1,475 |
| DHL | 576 |
| Limestone University | 478 |
| Compass Group USA, Inc. (dba Chartwells) | 350 |
| Belk Fulfillment Center | 310 |
| Milliken (Cedar Hill Plant) | 252 |
| Kohl's Corporation | 204 |
| Timken GaffneyBearing Plant | 187 |
| The RADGroup | 126 |
| Carolina Cotton Works, Inc. | 120 |
Recent WARN Notices
| Company | City | Workers | Layoff Date | Notice Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milliken (Cedar Hill Plant) | Jonesville | 126 | 2026-04-17 | 2026-02-11 |
| Milliken (Cedar Hill Plant) | Jonesville | 126 | 2026-04-03 | 2026-02-03 |
| Compass Group USA, Inc. (dba Chartwells) | Spartanburg | 350 | 2025-06-30 | 2025-05-14 |
| Limestone University | Gaffney | 478 | 2025-04-30 | 2025-04-17 |
| Yokohama TWS North America | Spartanburg | 90 | 2025-04-19 | 2025-02-18 |
| Carolina Cotton Works, Inc. | Gaffney | 120 | 2024-07-02 | 2024-05-03 |
| BIC Corporation | Gaffney | 46 | 2024-05-24 | 2024-03-22 |
| TTI Consumer Power Tools, Inc. | Gaffney | 114 | 2024-05-01 | 2024-02-29 |
| Kohl's Corporation | Spartanburg | 71 | 2024-04-06 | 2024-01-08 |
| GDI Integrated Facility Services | Spartanburg | 32 | 2024-03-05 | 2024-01-04 |
| Innovative Fibers | Spartanburg | 71 | 2023-12-17 | 2023-10-17 |
| Timken GaffneyBearing Plant | Gaffney | 187 | 2023-05-04 | 2023-03-09 |
| Phenix EngineeredTextiles, Inc. | Landrum | 30 | 2023-02-10 | 2023-02-10 |
| Kohl's Corporation | Spartanburg | 133 | 2022-10-12 | |
| Belk Fulfillment Center | Jonesville | 310 | 2022-02-28 | |
| Boyd Gaming | Gaffney | 34 | 2022-01-12 | |
| Kobelco ConstructionMachinery | Moore | 102 | 2021-05-01 | |
| TFE Logistics | Spartanburg | 663 | 2019-10-30 | |
| TFE Logistics | Spartanburg | 812 | 2019-10-30 | |
| The RADGroup | Gaffney | 126 | 2019-04-16 | |
| Clarus Linen Systems | Spartanburg | 88 | 2019-02-17 | |
| DHL | Spartanburg | 576 | 2018-09-15 | |
| ESAB Group | Union | 63 | 2018-05-25 | |
| Dish Network | Spartanburg | 60 | 2018-03-18 | |
| Hubbell | Cowpens | 55 | 2016-12-01 | |
| ADS Logistics | Gaffney | 105 | 2016-02-15 | |
| Belk | Union | 28 | 2016-01-15 | |
| United Health | Duncan | 85 | 2015-10-31 | |
| ResMed | Spartanburg | 49 | 2015-06-30 | |
| Faurecia | Spartanburg | 99 | 2014-12-05 | |
| Spartanburg Steel Products, Inc. | Spartanburg | 64 | 2013-07-01 | |
| DSE Systems, Inc. | Gaffney | 42 | 2013-05-31 |
Counties in This Board Area
Cherokee County, SC · Spartanburg County, SC · Union County, SC
Data Sources
Retraining outcomes: U.S. Department of Labor, WIOA Performance Records Public Use File (PY 2024 Q3). Layoff notices: WARN Act filings collected by WARNTracker.com. Board geography: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD LODES Geography Crosswalk.
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