Employers in Utah filed 6 WARN Act notices in August 2020, impacting roughly 1,263 workers — representing a notable rise over July and up 710% versus August 2019. The average filing covered 210 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Utah this month. A total of 1,263 workers were affected across 6 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 3 | 1,068 |
Salt Lake was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 85% of all affected workers with 1,068 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sandy | 3 | 1,068 |
| Slc | 3 | 195 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Utah this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levy Premium Foodservice | Sandy | 356 | 2020-08-01 | |
| Levy Premium Foodservice | Sandy | 356 | 2020-08-01 | |
| Levy Premium Foodservice | Sandy | 356 | 2020-08-01 | |
| JC Penney Company | Slc | 65 | 2020-08-31 | |
| JC Penney Company | Slc | 65 | 2020-08-31 | |
| Penney OpCo LLC dba JCPenney | Slc | 65 | 2020-08-31 |
The single largest action involved Levy Premium Foodservice at its Sandy facility, reporting 356 affected workers. Levy Premium Foodservice followed with 356 workers.
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.
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.
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