Utah Layoffs — October 2018

Employers in Utah filed 12 WARN Act notices in October 2018, impacting roughly 2,715 workers — representing a notable rise over September. The average filing covered 226 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Utilities	2	194

The Utilities sector led the way in workforce reductions with 194 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Salt Lake	3	291

Salt Lake saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 11% of all affected workers with 291 workers across 3 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Slc	6	1,932
Taylorsville	3	492
Draper	3	291

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
NetflixCS	Slc	574		2018-10-22
NetflixCS	Slc	574		2018-10-22
NetflixCS	Slc	574		2018-10-22
Convergys	Taylorsville	164		2018-10-04
Convergys	Taylorsville	164		2018-10-04
Convergys	Taylorsville	164		2018-10-04
Tesla Energy Operations	Draper	97		2018-10-10
Tesla Energy Operations	Draper	97		2018-10-10
Tesla	Draper	97		2018-10-10
Toter, LLC	Slc	70		2018-10-25
Toter, LLC	Slc	70		2018-10-25
Toter, LLC	Slc	70		2018-10-25

The single largest action involved NetflixCS at its Slc facility, reporting 574 affected workers. NetflixCS followed with 574 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The data underscores mounting pressure on the Utah labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Utilities 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.