Arizona Layoffs — July 2012

Employers in Arizona recorded 5 WARN Act notices in July 2012, covering approximately 444 workers and up 12% versus July 2011. The average filing covered 89 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	1	266
Utilities	1	39

The Manufacturing sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 266 workers across 1 notice. At the same time, Utilities reported 39 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Navajo	2	292
Pima	1	39

Navajo saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 66% of all affected workers with 292 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Snowflake	2	292
Agoura Hills	1	57
Arvada	1	56
Tucson	1	39

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Catalyst Paper Inc	Snowflake	266		2012-07-30
THQ, Inc	Agoura Hills	57		2012-07-19
Mojave Desert Minerals, LLC	Arvada	56		2012-07-12
Global Solar Energy, Inc	Tucson	39		2012-07-19
The Apache Railway Company Inc	Snowflake	26		2012-07-30

Leading the list was Catalyst Paper Inc at its Snowflake facility, reporting 266 affected workers. THQ, Inc followed with 57 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Arizona labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. 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.