Employers in Arizona recorded 17 WARN Act notices in January 2009, covering approximately 3,137 workers — marking a sharp increase from December and up 103% versus January 2008. The average filing covered 185 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 75 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 72 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 72 |
The Finance & Insurance sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 75 workers across 1 notice. At the same time, Manufacturing reported 72 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Greenlee | 2 | 1,573 |
| Maricopa | 10 | 605 |
| Gila | 2 | 504 |
| Pima | 2 | 329 |
Greenlee felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 50% of all affected workers with 1,573 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Morenci | 2 | 1,573 |
| Miami | 2 | 504 |
| Tucson | 2 | 329 |
| Phoenix | 4 | 307 |
| Tempe | 5 | 257 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Arizona this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeport-McMoRan Morenci, Inc | Morenci | 1,550 | 2009-01-09 | |
| BHP Copper, Inc. (Pinto Valley) | Miami | 282 | 2009-01-23 | |
| Arizona Mail Order Co., Inc | Tucson | 261 | 2009-01-07 | |
| URS Washington Division (Pinto Valley) | Miami | 222 | 2009-01-21 | |
| HEAD Penn Racquet Sports | Phoenix | 143 | 2009-01-05 | |
| American Home | Tucson; Tucson; Prescott; Tucson; Tucson; Sahuarita; Tucson | 126 | 2009-01-14 | |
| Crowne Plaza Phoenix | Phoenix | 91 | 2009-01-29 | |
| Compass Bank | Tempe | 75 | 2009-01-29 | |
| Freescale Semiconductor, Inc | Tempe | 72 | 2009-01-16 | |
| Source Healthcare Analytics, Inc | Phoenix | 72 | 2009-01-27 | |
| Tucson Citizen (Amended 3/23/09) | Tucson | 68 | 2009-01-16 | |
| Home Depot Bath and Remolding, Inc | Tempe | 51 | 2009-01-30 | |
| Tolt Service Group | Tempe | 50 | 2009-01-21 | |
| D.R. Horton, Inc | Scottsdale | 41 | 2009-01-08 | |
| Empire Southwest, LLC (Freeport-McMoRan) | Morenci | 23 | 2009-01-15 |
Leading the list was Freeport-McMoRan Morenci, Inc at its Morenci facility, reporting 1,550 affected workers. BHP Copper, Inc. (Pinto Valley) followed with 282 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Arizona labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Finance & Insurance 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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