Utah Layoffs — August 2009

Employers in Utah recorded 4 WARN Act notices in August 2009, covering approximately 902 workers — marking a sharp increase from July. The average filing covered 226 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

4
Notices Filed
902
Workers Affected
226
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Utah this month. A total of 902 workers were affected across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Davis2302

Davis was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 33% of all affected workers with 302 workers across 2 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Taylorsville2600
Clearfield2302

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
ConvergysTaylorsville3002009-08-31
ConvergysTaylorsville3002009-08-31
Teleperformance USAClearfield1512009-08-13
Teleperformance USAClearfield1512009-08-13

Leading the list was Convergys at its Taylorsville facility, reporting 300 affected workers. Convergys followed with 300 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The filings reflect 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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