Employers in Arizona logged 10 WARN Act notices in August 2022, involving roughly 444 workers — climbing above July and up 57% versus August 2021. The average filing covered 44 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 5 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 5 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Maricopa | 4 | 313 |
| Santa Cruz | 2 | 103 |
| Pima | 2 | 23 |
| Yuma | 2 | 5 |
Maricopa bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 70% of all affected workers with 313 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Tempe | 2 | 193 |
| Phoenix | 2 | 120 |
| Amado | 2 | 103 |
| Tucson | 2 | 23 |
| Yuma | 2 | 5 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Arizona this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinhood Markets, Inc | Tempe | 193 | 2022-08-03 | |
| Ball Corp | Phoenix | 120 | 2022-08-03 | |
| AMMA Investment Group, LLC | Amado | 103 | 2022-08-18 | |
| eegee's LLC | Tucson | 23 | 2022-08-09 | |
| Davis Custom Welding & Steel Supply | Yuma | 5 | 2022-08-01 | |
| Davis Custom Welding & Steel Supply | Yuma | N/A | 2022-08-01 | |
| Robinhood | Tempe | N/A | 2022-08-03 | |
| Ball Corp | Phoenix | N/A | 2022-08-03 | |
| eegee’s LLC | Tucson | N/A | 2022-08-09 | |
| AMMA Investment Group, LLC | Amado | N/A | 2022-08-18 |
The biggest impact was at Robinhood Markets, Inc at its Tempe facility, reporting 193 affected workers. Ball Corp followed with 120 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Arizona labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Arizona. 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 Arizona WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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