Utah Layoffs — September 2021

Employers in Utah posted 6 WARN Act notices in September 2021, affecting an estimated 1,563 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to August and up 145% versus September 2020. The average filing covered 260 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Education	2	622

The Education sector saw the heaviest impact with 622 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Cache	3	630

Cache felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 40% of all affected workers with 630 workers across 3 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Slc	3	933
Logan	3	630

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Center for Excellence in Higher Education	Slc	311		2021-09-20
Center for Excellence CEHE	Slc	311		2021-09-20
Center for Excellence in Higher Education	Slc	311		2021-09-20
Yesco/Prismview	Logan	210		2021-09-01
Yesco/Prismview	Logan	210		2021-09-01
Yesco/Prismview	Logan	210		2021-09-01

The largest notice was filed by Center for Excellence in Higher Education at its Slc facility, reporting 311 affected workers. Center for Excellence CEHE followed with 311 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Utah labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Education sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

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.