Employers in Utah logged 11 WARN Act notices in January 2018, involving roughly 1,024 workers — climbing above December and up 433% versus January 2017. The average filing covered 93 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Services | 3 | 213 |
| Retail | 3 | 111 |
The Professional Services sector dominated layoff filings with 213 workers across 3 notices. Meanwhile, Retail reported 111 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 3 | 300 |
| Tooele | 3 | 111 |
Utah bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 29% of all affected workers with 300 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| St. George | 2 | 400 |
| American Fork | 3 | 300 |
| Slc | 3 | 213 |
| Grantsville | 3 | 111 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Utah this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viracon | St. George | 200 | 2018-01-05 | |
| Viracon | St. George | 200 | 2018-01-05 | |
| Twinlab Consolidation Corp | American Fork | 100 | 2018-01-25 | |
| Twinlab Consolidation Corp | American Fork | 100 | 2018-01-25 | |
| Twinlab Consolidation Corp | American Fork | 100 | 2018-01-25 | |
| ASM Research | Slc | 71 | 2018-01-26 | |
| ASM Research | Slc | 71 | 2018-01-26 | |
| ASM Research | Slc | 71 | 2018-01-26 | |
| Walmart | Grantsville | 37 | 2018-01-16 | |
| Walmart | Grantsville | 37 | 2018-01-16 | |
| Walmart | Grantsville | 37 | 2018-01-16 |
The biggest impact was at Viracon at its St. George facility, reporting 200 affected workers. Viracon followed with 200 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Utah labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Professional Services 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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