Employers in Alaska logged 5 WARN Act notices in May 2020, involving roughly 1,055 workers — falling below April. The average filing covered 211 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & Food | 1 | 149 |
The Accommodation & Food sector dominated layoff filings with 149 workers across 1 notice.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| North Slope | 2 | 608 |
| Anchorage, Fairbanks, Denali National Park and Healy | 2 | 298 |
| Anchorage,Fairbanks,Denali National Park andHealy | 1 | 149 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Alaska this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doyon Drilling Inc | North Slope | 304 | 2020-05-01 | |
| Doyon Drilling Inc | North Slope | 304 | 2020-05-01 | |
| Holland America Group, Carnival UK, Westmark Hotels, Inc., Tour Alaska, Inc., Royal Hyway Tours, Inc., Anchorage Westmark Hotel, Escorted Tour Operations, Anchorage Transportation, Anchorage Rail Division, Fairbanks Westmark Hotel, Fairbanks Transportation, Westmark McKinley Chalet Resort, Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge, Denali Transportation Division, Healy Homestead | Anchorage, Fairbanks, Denali National Park and Healy | 149 | 2020-05-19 | |
| Holland America Group,Carnival UK | Anchorage,Fairbanks,Denali National Park andHealy | 149 | 2020-05-19 | |
| Carnival Corporation | Anchorage, Fairbanks, Denali National Park and Healy | 149 | 2020-05-19 |
The biggest impact was at Doyon Drilling Inc at its North Slope facility, reporting 304 affected workers. Doyon Drilling Inc followed with 304 workers.
This data points to a mixed picture for Alaska's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Accommodation & Food sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Alaska. 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 Alaska WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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