Arizona Layoffs — January 2008

Employers in Arizona filed 12 WARN Act notices in January 2008, impacting roughly 1,547 workers. The average filing covered 129 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

12
Notices Filed
1,547
Workers Affected
129
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

IndustryNoticesWorkers
Information & Technology299

The Information & Technology sector led the way in workforce reductions with 99 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Maricopa7755
Pima1188
Pinal1117

Maricopa felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 49% of all affected workers with 755 workers across 7 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Phoenix2419
Tolleson; Phoenix; Gilbert; Glendale; Phoenix1324
Tucson1188
Scottsdale1135
Casa Grande1117

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Arizona this month.

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Albertson's LLCTolleson; Phoenix; Gilbert; Glendale; Phoenix3242008-01-02
Honeywell Process SolutionsPhoenix2252008-01-17
Kantar OperationsPhoenix1942008-01-15
Greyhound Lines, IncTucson1882008-01-02
CVS CaremarkScottsdale1352008-01-25
Palm Harbor HomesCasa Grande1172008-01-18
McKesson CorporationGilbert1122008-01-14
Intechra LLCPhoenix; Casa Grande992008-01-08
ExcelleRx, IncTempe742008-01-31
EquiFirst CorportationCharlotte642008-01-07
MhnMesa152008-01-08
Film Technologies International, IncTempeN/A2008-01-18

The single largest action involved Albertson's LLC at its Tolleson; Phoenix; Gilbert; Glendale; Phoenix facility, reporting 324 affected workers. Honeywell Process Solutions followed with 225 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The data underscores mounting pressure on the Arizona labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Information & Technology sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Arizona. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is updated daily by WARN Firehose. View all Arizona WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.

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