Arizona Layoffs — April 2008

Employers in Arizona logged 6 WARN Act notices in April 2008, involving roughly 819 workers — climbing above March. The average filing covered 136 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Transportation	1	220
Education	1	120

The Transportation sector dominated layoff filings with 220 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Education reported 120 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Maricopa	6	819

Maricopa absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 819 workers across 6 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Phoenix	4	465
Scottsdale	1	197
Tolleson	1	157

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
ATA Airlines, Inc	Phoenix	220		2008-04-04
DBL Distributing, LLC (dba: Ingram Micro Inc.)	Scottsdale	197		2008-04-30
Atrium Windows and Doors of Tolleson (dba: Atrium Companies, Inc.)	Tolleson	157		2008-04-18
Maricopa County Regional School District	Phoenix	120		2008-04-21
Engel Homes	Phoenix	71		2008-04-14
Spring Air Company	Phoenix	54		2008-04-21

The biggest impact was at ATA Airlines, Inc at its Phoenix facility, reporting 220 affected workers. DBL Distributing, LLC (dba: Ingram Micro Inc.) followed with 197 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

This data points to mounting pressure on the Arizona labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation 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.