Arizona Layoffs — August 2019

Employers in Arizona logged 8 WARN Act notices in August 2019, involving roughly 901 workers — climbing above July. The average filing covered 113 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	1	122

The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 122 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Maricopa	7	868
Pima	1	33

Maricopa bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 96% of all affected workers with 868 workers across 7 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Mesa	2	384
Chandler	2	192
Phoenix	2	170
Tempe	1	122
Tucson	1	33

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Alorica - Mesa	Mesa	192		2019-08-28
Alorica	Mesa	192		2019-08-28
Triumph Manufacturing LLC	Tempe	122		2019-08-07
Insys Therapeutics, Inc	Chandler	96		2019-08-09
Insys Therapeutics, Inc	Chandler	96		2019-08-09
Nestle USA and Nestle Dryers Ice Cream l	Phoenix	85		2019-08-16
Nestle	Phoenix	85		2019-08-16
Vector launch Inc	Tucson	33		2019-08-13

The biggest impact was at Alorica - Mesa at its Mesa facility, reporting 192 affected workers. Alorica followed with 192 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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 Manufacturing 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.