Employers in Arizona logged 7 WARN Act notices in June 2018, involving roughly 508 workers — climbing above May and up 226% versus June 2017. The average filing covered 73 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Education | 1 | 162 |
| Retail | 1 | 54 |
The Education sector dominated layoff filings with 162 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Retail reported 54 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Maricopa | 5 | 439 |
| Pima | 1 | 54 |
| Mohave | 1 | 15 |
Maricopa felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 86% of all affected workers with 439 workers across 5 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | 3 | 302 |
| Chandler | 1 | 76 |
| Glendale | 1 | 61 |
| Tucson | 1 | 54 |
| Lake havasu City | 1 | 15 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Arizona this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dream Center Education Holdings | Phoenix | 162 | 2018-06-29 | |
| At&T | Phoenix | 85 | 2018-06-14 | |
| Hawrhorne Gardening | Chandler | 76 | 2018-06-06 | |
| Safeway 1636 | Glendale | 61 | 2018-06-18 | |
| Safeway 1202 | Phoenix | 55 | 2018-06-18 | |
| Albertsons Store 959 | Tucson | 54 | 2018-06-18 | |
| Interagency Council | Lake havasu City | 15 | 2018-06-13 |
The biggest impact was at Dream Center Education Holdings at its Phoenix facility, reporting 162 affected workers. At&T followed with 85 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Arizona labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Education sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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.
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