Arizona Layoffs — August 2008

Employers in Arizona submitted 5 WARN Act notices in August 2008, putting at risk an estimated 324 workers — up substantially from July. The average filing covered 65 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	2	211

The Manufacturing sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 211 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Maricopa	3	167
Navajo	1	98
Pima	1	59

Maricopa bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 52% of all affected workers with 167 workers across 3 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Phoenix	1	113
Snowflake	1	98
Tucson	1	59
Chandler	1	48
Tempe	1	6

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc	Phoenix	113		2008-08-08
Catalyst Paper, Inc. (dba: Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc	Snowflake	98		2008-08-04
KLA-Tencor Corporation	Tucson	59		2008-08-13
Johnson Controls, Inc	Chandler	48		2008-08-18
Syntax Brillian Corporation	Tempe	6		2008-08-05

Topping the list was O'Reilly Automotive, Inc at its Phoenix facility, reporting 113 affected workers. Catalyst Paper, Inc. (dba: Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc followed with 98 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Arizona labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing 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.