Employers in New Mexico logged 21 WARN Act notices in April 2020, involving roughly 4,260 workers — climbing above March and up 143% versus April 2019. The average filing covered 203 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & Food | 3 | 540 |
| Utilities | 3 | 81 |
The Accommodation & Food sector dominated layoff filings with 540 workers across 3 notices. Meanwhile, Utilities reported 81 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Silver City | 3 | 2,475 |
| Bernalillo | 7 | 800 |
| Santa Fe | 3 | 540 |
| Eddie | 3 | 318 |
| Lea | 3 | 81 |
Silver City saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 58% of all affected workers with 2,475 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Silver City | 2 | 1,650 |
| Albuquerque | 6 | 564 |
| Santa Fe | 2 | 360 |
| Artecia | 2 | 212 |
| Jal | 2 | 54 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in New Mexico this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free McMoran Inc. Chino Mine | 825 | 2020-04-26 | ||
| Free McMoran Inc. Chino Mine | Silver City | 825 | 2020-04-26 | |
| Freeport-McMoRan | Silver City | 825 | 2020-04-26 | |
| Enterprise Holdings | 185 | 2020-04-24 | ||
| Enterprise Holdings | Albuquerque | 185 | 2020-04-24 | |
| Enterprise Holdings | Albuquerque | 185 | 2020-04-24 | |
| Tesuque Casino | 180 | 2020-04-01 | ||
| Tesuque Casino | Santa Fe | 180 | 2020-04-01 | |
| Tesuque Casino | Santa Fe | 180 | 2020-04-01 | |
| CALFRAC Well Services | 106 | 2020-04-16 | ||
| CALFRAC Well Services | Artecia | 106 | 2020-04-16 | |
| CALFRAC Well Services | Artecia | 106 | 2020-04-16 | |
| Shamrock Food Company | 74 | 2020-04-01 | ||
| Shamrock Food Company | Albuquerque | 74 | 2020-04-01 | |
| Shamrock Food Company | Albuquerque | 74 | 2020-04-01 |
The biggest impact was at Free McMoran Inc. Chino Mine at its New Mexico facility, reporting 825 affected workers. Free McMoran Inc. Chino Mine followed with 825 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the New Mexico labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Accommodation & Food sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by New Mexico. 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 New Mexico WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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