Utah Layoffs — February 2014

Employers in Utah filed 4 WARN Act notices in February 2014, impacting roughly 1,592 workers — representing a notable rise over January and up 172% versus February 2013. The average filing covered 398 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

4
Notices Filed
1,592
Workers Affected
398
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Utah this month. A total of 1,592 workers were affected across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Salt Lake41,592

Salt Lake absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 1,592 workers across 4 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Sandy41,592

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
General Dynamics ITSandy6212014-02-27
General Dynamics ITSandy6212014-02-27
Xerox Business ServicesSandy1752014-02-13
Xerox Business ServicesSandy1752014-02-13

The single largest action involved General Dynamics IT at its Sandy facility, reporting 621 affected workers. General Dynamics IT followed with 621 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The data underscores mounting pressure on the Utah labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.

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.

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