Arizona Layoffs — November 2009

Employers in Arizona reported 6 WARN Act notices in November 2009, displacing an estimated 606 workers — signaling an acceleration from October and down 11% versus November 2008. The average filing covered 101 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	2	325

The Manufacturing sector topped the list of affected industries with 325 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Maricopa	5	604
Pima	1	2

Maricopa felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 604 workers across 5 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Phoenix	3	407
Mesa	1	137
Tempe	1	60
Tucson	1	2

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Honeywell Aerospace	Phoenix	265		2009-11-10
Orange County Register Communications, Inc. East Valley Tribune	Mesa	137		2009-11-05
Mission Foods	Phoenix	135		2009-11-20
A/E Aerospace	Tempe	60		2009-11-10
Sun Microsystems, Inc	Phoenix	7		2009-11-03
Sun Microsystems, Inc	Tucson	2		2009-11-03

The most significant filing came from Honeywell Aerospace at its Phoenix facility, reporting 265 affected workers. Orange County Register Communications, Inc. East Valley Tribune followed with 137 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The numbers illustrate a mixed picture for Arizona's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. 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.