Employers in Arizona filed 11 WARN Act notices in November 2010, impacting roughly 795 workers — representing a notable rise over October and up 31% versus November 2009. The average filing covered 72 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Real Estate | 2 | 202 |
The Real Estate sector led the way in workforce reductions with 202 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Maricopa | 4 | 686 |
| Pima | 1 | 49 |
| Apache | 1 | 26 |
Maricopa felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 86% of all affected workers with 686 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Tolleson | 1 | 351 |
| Phoenix | 2 | 249 |
| Tempe | 1 | 86 |
| Tucson | 1 | 49 |
| Sanders | 1 | 26 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Arizona this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulte Building Services (PBS) | Tolleson | 351 | 2010-11-12 | |
| ZipRealty | Phoenix | 195 | 2010-11-29 | |
| Palm Harbor Homes | Tempe | 86 | 2010-11-19 | |
| Plastican division of BWAY Corporation | Phoenix | 54 | 2010-11-17 | |
| Cemex | Tucson | 49 | 2010-11-22 | |
| BASF Corporation | Sanders | 26 | 2010-11-02 | |
| Pulte Building Services (PBS) | 7 | 2010-11-12 | ||
| Plastican division of BWAY Corporation | 7 | 2010-11-17 | ||
| Palm Harbor Homes | 7 | 2010-11-19 | ||
| ZipRealty | 7 | 2010-11-29 | ||
| Cemex | 6 | 2010-11-22 |
The single largest action involved Pulte Building Services (PBS) at its Tolleson facility, reporting 351 affected workers. ZipRealty followed with 195 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Arizona labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Real Estate 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.
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