Employers in Utah logged 3 WARN Act notices in January 2009, involving roughly 214 workers. The average filing covered 71 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Utah this month. A total of 214 workers were affected across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 2 | 132 |
| Iron | 1 | 82 |
Salt Lake bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 62% of all affected workers with 132 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City | 2 | 132 |
| Cedar City | 1 | 82 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Utah this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lozier Corporation | Cedar City | 82 | 2009-01-07 | |
| Rio Tinto | Salt Lake City | 66 | 2009-01-16 | |
| Rio Tinto | Salt Lake City | 66 | 2009-01-16 |
The biggest impact was at Lozier Corporation at its Cedar City facility, reporting 82 affected workers. Rio Tinto followed with 66 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Utah labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Utah. 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 Utah WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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