Idaho Layoffs — February 2014

Employers in Idaho logged 6 WARN Act notices in February 2014, involving roughly 4,618 workers — climbing above January. The average filing covered 770 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Idaho this month. A total of 4,618 workers were affected across 6 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Ada	2	3,200
Bannock	2	800
Bingham	2	618

Ada bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 69% of all affected workers with 3,200 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Boise	2	3,200
Pocatello	2	800
Aberdeen	2	618

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Maximus	Boise	1,600		2014-02-24
Maximus	Boise	1,600		2014-02-24
Heinz Frozen Food	Pocatello	400		2014-02-20
Heinz Frozen Food	Pocatello	400		2014-02-20
Simplot Food Group	Aberdeen	309		2014-02-28
Simplot Food Group	Aberdeen	309		2014-02-28

The biggest impact was at Maximus at its Boise facility, reporting 1,600 affected workers. Maximus followed with 1,600 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

This data points to mounting pressure on the Idaho labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Idaho. 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 Idaho WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.