Utah Layoffs — April 2022

Employers in Utah recorded 3 WARN Act notices in April 2022, covering approximately 1,084 workers — marking a sharp increase from March and up 395% versus April 2021. The average filing covered 361 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

3
Notices Filed
1,084
Workers Affected
361
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

IndustryNoticesWorkers
Healthcare176

The Healthcare sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 76 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Salt Lake21,008
Weber176

Salt Lake felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 93% of all affected workers with 1,008 workers across 2 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Sandy21,008
Ogden176

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Maximus Federal ServicesSandy5042022-04-11
Maximus Federal ServicesSandy5042022-04-11
Medly Health IncOgden762022-04-11

Leading the list was Maximus Federal Services at its Sandy facility, reporting 504 affected workers. Maximus Federal Services followed with 504 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Utah labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare 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.

Get weekly layoff reports in your inbox

Free weekly digest of WARN Act filings and analysis.

Want the full dataset?

Browse Layoff Data Get API Access