Utah Layoffs — November 2010

Employers in Utah posted 6 WARN Act notices in November 2010, affecting an estimated 960 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to October and up 576% versus November 2009. The average filing covered 160 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Real Estate	2	148

The Real Estate sector saw the heaviest impact with 148 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Salt Lake	2	642
Utah	2	170

Salt Lake bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 67% of all affected workers with 642 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Sandy	2	642
Orem	2	170
Cottonwoods Heights	2	148

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Comcast	Sandy	321		2010-11-15
Comcast	Sandy	321		2010-11-15
ZipLocal	Orem	85		2010-11-30
ZipLocal	Orem	85		2010-11-30
ZipRealty	Cottonwoods Heights	74		2010-11-29
ZipRealty	Cottonwoods Heights	74		2010-11-29

The largest notice was filed by Comcast at its Sandy facility, reporting 321 affected workers. Comcast followed with 321 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Utah 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 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.