Job Loss Data

2011

    Greenville County Mass Layoffs and Closings in 2011

    County

    City

    Company

    NAICS Code

    Layoff/Closure

    Date

    Jobs Lost

    Greenville

    Greenville

    Specialty Sheering and Dyeing

    31331

    Closure

    2/11/2011

    17

    Greenville

    Greenville

    RBC (Liberty Life) Insurance

    534210

    Closure

    2/28/2011

    80

    Greenville

    Greenville

    Carolina Bottling

    424490

    Closure

    4/2011

    42

    Greenville

    Simpsonville

    Golden Rule Development

    624410

    Closure

    4/2011

    16

    Greenville

    Greenville

    Robins & Morton

    236220

    Closure

    6/17/2011

    67

    Greenville

    Greenville

    Lockheed Martin

    488190

    Layoff

    12/31/2011

    307

    Greenville

    Fountain Inn

    GlaxoSmithKline

    424210

    Closure

    10/31/2011

    20

    Greenville

    Travelers Rest

    Precision Maintenance - Plant 1

    326199

    Layoff

    9/20/2011

    38

    Greenville

    Travelers Rest

    Precision Maintenance - Plant 2

    326199

    Layoff

    9/20/2011

    38

    Greenville 

    Greenville

    Resolute Forest Products

    113310

    Closure

    5/1/2012

    35

    Greenville County Total          660

                    Source: Infomentum

2010

    Greenville County Mass Layoffs and Closings in 2010

    County

    City

    Company

    NAICS Code

    Layoff/Closure

    Date

    Jobs Lost

    Greenville  Travelers Rest Precision Global 332919 Layoff 1/8/10  29
    Greenville Greenville DialAmerica 561422 Closure 1/27/10  60
    Greenville Greenville Open Book (bookstore) 451211 Closure 2/28/10  13
    Greenville Simpsonville Executive Kitchens 337110 Closure 2/19/10  180
    Greenville Greenville Specialty Bar Products 332999 Layoff 3/31/10  12
    Greenville Greenville Greenville County Schools 611110 Layoff 6/30/10  75
    Greenville Greenville IBM Global Services 541513 Layoff 5/31/10  11
    Greenville Greenville Ford Motor Credit 561422 Layoff 3/22/10  96
    Greenville Greenville Ellcon National 336510 Layoff 3/1/10  60

    Greenville

    Greenville

    TeleTech Services

    561422

    Closure

    12/31//10

    390

    Greenville

    Travelers Rest

    Kemco

    314999

    Closure

     10/14/10

    40

    Greenville

    Greenville

    RBC Inusrance

    534210

    Layoff

     1/3/10

    209

    Greenville County Total          1,175

2009

    Greenville County Mass Layoffs and Closings in 2009

    City

    Company

    NAICS Code

    Layoff / Closure

    Jobs Lost

    Piedmont

    Grammer Industries

    336300

    Closure

    62

    Piedmont

    Fabri-Kal

    326199

    Layoff

    25

    Simpsonville

    Mundy Maintenance & Services

    561210

    Layoff

    79

    Greenville

    Greenville County

    921190

    Layoff

    13

    Greenville

    Safety Components Fabrics Tech

    313210

    Layoff

    35

    Greenville

    Circuit City (Haywood Mall)

    443112

    Closure

     37

    Greenville

    Circuit City (Woods Crossing)

    443112 

    Closure

     32

    Taylors

    CMC Steel

    331111

    Layoff

     20

    Fountain Inn

    Bosch Rexroth

    333996

    Layoff

     77

    Greenville

    Greenville County Schools

    611110

    Layoff

     76

    Fountain Inn

    BIC

    325998

    Closure

     32

    Greenville

    Greenville County Schools

    611110

    Layoff

    15

    Fountain Inn

    Caterpillar

    333120

    Layoff

    90

    Greenville

    Alston Wilkes Society

    624190

    Layoff

    14

    Greenville

    Carter & Crawley

    335313

    Closure

    45

    Greenville

    Sara Lee (Bakery)

    311813

    Layoff

    59

    Fountain Inn

    Emitec

    336399

    Layoff

    9

    Greenville

    John D. Hollingsworth on Wheels

    423990

    Closure

    190

    Greenville

    Sara Lee (Bakery)

    311813

    Closure

    142

    Greenville

    Kyocera Mita

    325992

    Layoff

    30

    Greenville

    U.S. Foodservice

    424410

    Closure

    145

    Greenville 

    Agfa Healthcare

    524114

    Layoff

    12

    2009 Greenville County Total

    1,239

     Source: Infomentum

Job Layoffs by Year

    Job Layoffs by Year

    Year

    Greenville County Jobs Loss

    Greenville MSA Jobs Loss

    Upstate Region Jobs Loss

    2011

    660

    920

    1,387

    2010

    1,175

    1,221

    2,352

    2009

    1,239

    1,285

    5,044

    2008

    946

    1,228

    4,586

    2007

    299

    495

    1,751

    5 Year Total

    4,319

    5,149

    15,120

    Source: South Carolina Department of Commerce and Infomentum.  Upstate Region: Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg and Union Counties