Employers in Utah logged 6 WARN Act notices in March 2016, involving roughly 279 workers — climbing above February and up 47% versus March 2015. The average filing covered 46 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Utilities | 2 | 100 |
The Utilities sector dominated layoff filings with 100 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Uintah | 3 | 150 |
| Utah | 3 | 129 |
Uintah was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 54% of all affected workers with 150 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Vernal | 3 | 150 |
| Orem | 3 | 129 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Utah this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halliburton Energy Services | Vernal | 50 | 2016-03-24 | |
| Halliburton Energy Services | Vernal | 50 | 2016-03-24 | |
| Halliburton | Vernal | 50 | 2016-03-24 | |
| SunEdison | Orem | 43 | 2016-03-24 | |
| SunEdison | Orem | 43 | 2016-03-24 | |
| SunEdison | Orem | 43 | 2016-03-24 |
The biggest impact was at Halliburton Energy Services at its Vernal facility, reporting 50 affected workers. Halliburton Energy Services followed with 50 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Utah labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Utilities 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.
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