Arizona Layoffs — October 2017

Employers in Arizona logged 5 WARN Act notices in October 2017, involving roughly 570 workers and down 24% versus October 2016. The average filing covered 114 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Arizona this month. A total of 570 workers were affected across 5 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Maricopa	1	228
Pima	1	28

Maricopa was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 40% of all affected workers with 228 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Phoenix	1	228
5 - City of Phoenix, Phoenix Workforce Connection	1	228
7 - Maricopa County, Maricopa Workforce Connections	1	58
Tucson	1	28
6 - Pima County Workforce Investment Board	1	28

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Xchange Leasing LLC (XCL)	Phoenix	228		2017-10-31
Xchange Leasing LLC (XCL)	5 - City of Phoenix, Phoenix Workforce Connection	228		2017-10-31
Cornbread Ventures DBA T Zejas	7 - Maricopa County, Maricopa Workforce Connections	58		2017-10-23
Rockwell collins	Tucson	28		2017-10-19
Rockwell collins	6 - Pima County Workforce Investment Board	28		2017-10-19

The biggest impact was at Xchange Leasing LLC (XCL) at its Phoenix facility, reporting 228 affected workers. Xchange Leasing LLC (XCL) followed with 228 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

This data points to a mixed picture for Arizona's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.

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