Utah Layoffs — May 2016

Employers in Utah posted 9 WARN Act notices in May 2016, affecting an estimated 1,269 workers and up 6245% versus May 2015. The average filing covered 141 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Healthcare	3	288
Finance & Insurance	3	261

The Healthcare sector saw the heaviest impact with 288 workers across 3 notices. On a related front, Finance & Insurance reported 261 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Salt Lake	6	549

Salt Lake saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 43% of all affected workers with 549 workers across 6 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Slc	3	720
Draper	6	549

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Disney Interactive	Slc	240		2016-05-10
Disney Interactive	Slc	240		2016-05-10
Disney Interactive	Slc	240		2016-05-10
Prosper Healthcare Lending	Draper	96		2016-05-04
Prosper Healthcare Lending	Draper	96		2016-05-04
Prosper Healthcare Lending	Draper	96		2016-05-04
Allstate Insurance	Draper	87		2016-05-18
Allstate Insurance	Draper	87		2016-05-18
Allstate Insurance Company	Draper	87		2016-05-18

The largest notice was filed by Disney Interactive at its Slc facility, reporting 240 affected workers. Disney Interactive followed with 240 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

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