Metro area · North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill

Since January 6, 2025, our records for the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area include 14 WARN notices naming 1,400 workers.

Cities: Durham.

Metro boundaries follow the U.S. Census Bureau’s July 2023 delineation (CBSA 20500). WARN notices are included for North Carolina.

WARN notices

As filed with the state. A notice is the employer’s plan; actual job losses can differ.

Notice date Employer Location Workers Type Effective Filing
Compass Group USA Inc. dba Chartwells Chapel Hill · Orange County 91 Layoff, permanent Jun 12, 2026 State report
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Durham · Durham County 7 Layoff, permanent May 1, 2026 State report
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Durham · Durham County 147 Layoff, permanent May 1, 2026 State report
Fortrex Siler City · Chatham County 170 Layoff, permanent Feb 6, 2026 State report
Southern Veneer Specialty Products Moncure · Chatham County 130 Closure, permanent Dec 5, 2025 State report
CNC Logistics, Inc. Durham · Durham County 75 Closure, permanent Sep 26, 2025 State report
CRC ED Treatment LLC Durham · Durham County 90 Closure, permanent Nov 8, 2025 State report
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. Durham · Durham County 21 Layoff, permanent Jul 18, 2025 State report
Wolfspeed, Inc. Siler City · Chatham County 73 Layoff, permanent Aug 9, 2025 State report
Family Health International dba FHI 360 Durham · Durham County 144 Layoff, permanent May 16, 2025 State report
RTI International Durham · Durham County 276 Layoff, permanent May 1, 2025 State report
American Institutes of Research (AIR) Chapel Hill · Orange County 19 Layoff, permanent Jan 5, 2026 State report
Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Durham · Durham County 37 Closure, permanent Oct 24, 2025 State report
Resilience US, Inc. Durham · Durham County 120 Layoff, permanent Dec 15, 2025 State report

Rules and resources in North Carolina

Notice rules

Under the federal WARN Act, employers with 100 or more employees generally must give 60 days’ written notice before a plant closing or mass layoff.

We have not yet verified whether North Carolina adds notice rules of its own. Some states do. Your state workforce agency can tell you.

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