Employers in Arizona logged 4 WARN Act notices in August 2010, involving roughly 818 workers — climbing above July and up 12% versus August 2009. The average filing covered 204 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Arizona this month. A total of 818 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Yuma | 1 | 652 |
| Maricopa | 1 | 150 |
Yuma bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 80% of all affected workers with 652 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Yuma | 1 | 652 |
| Tempe | 1 | 150 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Arizona this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc | Yuma | 652 | 2010-08-27 | |
| Whirlaway Corporation | Tempe | 150 | 2010-08-10 | |
| Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc | 9 | 2010-08-27 | ||
| Whirlaway Corporation | 7 | 2010-08-10 |
The biggest impact was at Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc at its Yuma facility, reporting 652 affected workers. Whirlaway Corporation followed with 150 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Arizona labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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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