Nevada Layoffs — December 2021

Employers in Nevada filed 4 WARN Act notices in December 2021, impacting roughly 183 workers — representing a notable rise over November and up 16% versus December 2020. The average filing covered 46 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Transportation	1	50

The Transportation sector led the way in workforce reductions with 50 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Clark	2	111
Non-WARN	1	36
Churchill	1	36

Clark absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 61% of all affected workers with 111 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Las Vegas	2	111
Churchill	1	36
Fallon	1	36

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	3	133
Closure	1	50

Closures accounted for 27% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Monitronics International/Brinks Home	Las Vegas	61	Layoff	2021-12-16
Central Freight Lines	Las Vegas	50	Closure	2021-12-16
Fallon	Churchill	36	Layoff	2021-12-26
Rawhide Mine	Fallon	36	Layoff	2021-12-26

The single largest action involved Monitronics International/Brinks Home at its Las Vegas facility, reporting 61 affected workers. Central Freight Lines followed with 50 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The data underscores mounting pressure on the Nevada labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Nevada. 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 Nevada WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.