Utah Layoffs — March 2009

Employers in Utah posted 6 WARN Act notices in March 2009, affecting an estimated 332 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to February. The average filing covered 55 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	2	56

The Manufacturing sector saw the heaviest impact with 56 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Iron	2	190
Salt Lake	2	86
Uintah	2	56

Iron was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 57% of all affected workers with 190 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Cedar City	2	190
Salt Lake City	2	86
Vernal	2	56

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Western Quality Foods	Cedar City	95		2009-03-02
Western Quality Foods	Cedar City	95		2009-03-02
Holland & Hart, RxAmerica	Salt Lake City	43		2009-03-06
Holland & Hart, RxAmerica	Salt Lake City	43		2009-03-06
Schlumberger	Vernal	28		2009-03-26
Schlumberger	Vernal	28		2009-03-26

The largest notice was filed by Western Quality Foods at its Cedar City facility, reporting 95 affected workers. Western Quality Foods followed with 95 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Utah 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 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.