Nevada Layoffs — January 2022

Employers in Nevada posted 2 WARN Act notices in January 2022, affecting an estimated 352 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to December and up 11% versus January 2021. The average filing covered 176 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

2
Notices Filed
352
Workers Affected
176
Avg per Notice
2
Closures

Industry Breakdown

IndustryNoticesWorkers
Mining & Energy1176

The Mining & Energy sector saw the heaviest impact with 176 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Warn1176
Clark1176

Warn bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 50% of all affected workers with 176 workers across 1 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Clark1176
Las Vegas1176

Layoff Type Analysis

TypeNoticesWorkers
Closure2352

The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Nevada's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Las VegasClark176Closure2022-01-18
Sodexo, IncLas Vegas176Closure2022-01-18

The largest notice was filed by Las Vegas at its Clark facility, reporting 176 affected workers. Sodexo, Inc followed with 176 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Nevada labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Mining & Energy 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.

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