Employers in Alaska filed 4 WARN Act notices in April 2021, impacting roughly 488 workers and down 79% versus April 2020. The average filing covered 122 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Alaska this month. A total of 488 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | 2 | 118 |
Anchorage was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 24% of all affected workers with 118 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks, North Pole | 2 | 370 |
| Anchorage | 2 | 118 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Alaska this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Student | Fairbanks, North Pole | 185 | 2021-04-30 | |
| First Student | Fairbanks, North Pole | 185 | 2021-04-30 | |
| GCI Communication Group | Anchorage | 59 | 2021-04-12 | |
| GCI Communication Group | Anchorage | 59 | 2021-04-12 |
The single largest action involved First Student at its Fairbanks, North Pole facility, reporting 185 affected workers. First Student followed with 185 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores a mixed picture for Alaska's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.
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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