Employers in Arizona logged 4 WARN Act notices in August 2013, involving roughly 339 workers — climbing above July and up 670% versus August 2012. The average filing covered 85 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Arizona this month. A total of 339 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Maricopa | 2 | 118 |
Maricopa bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 35% of all affected workers with 118 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Walnut Creek | 1 | 145 |
| Hoffman Estates | 1 | 76 |
| Tempe | 1 | 68 |
| Phoenix | 1 | 50 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Arizona this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACP Services, LLC | Walnut Creek | 145 | 2013-08-28 | |
| Kmart | Hoffman Estates | 76 | 2013-08-29 | |
| Ottobock Orthopedic Services , LLC | Tempe | 68 | 2013-08-01 | |
| Cody Inc | Phoenix | 50 | 2013-08-01 |
The biggest impact was at ACP Services, LLC at its Walnut Creek facility, reporting 145 affected workers. Kmart followed with 76 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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