Nevada Layoffs — August 2017

Employers in Nevada recorded 4 WARN Act notices in August 2017, covering approximately 1,236 workers — marking a sharp increase from July. The average filing covered 309 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Information & Technology	1	807

The Information & Technology sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 807 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Clark	4	1,236

Clark was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 1,236 workers across 4 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Las Vegas	3	1,174
Indian Springs	1	62

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	2	1,062
Closure	2	174

Closures accounted for 14% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
PAE Applied Technologies LLC	Las Vegas	807	Layoff	2017-08-21
C. Martin Company, Inc	Las Vegas	255	Layoff	2017-08-23
Nevada Coaches, LLC	Las Vegas	112	Closure	2017-08-23
Fluor Federal Solutions LLC	Indian Springs	62	Closure	2017-08-24

Leading the list was PAE Applied Technologies LLC at its Las Vegas facility, reporting 807 affected workers. C. Martin Company, Inc followed with 255 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Nevada labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Information & Technology sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

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