Nevada Layoffs — March 2023

Employers in Nevada posted 6 WARN Act notices in March 2023, affecting an estimated 1,416 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to February and up 402% versus March 2022. The average filing covered 236 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Nevada this month. A total of 1,416 workers were affected across 6 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Warn	3	708
Washoe	2	490
Elko	1	218

Warn was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 50% of all affected workers with 708 workers across 3 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Washoe	2	490
Elko	2	436
McCarran	1	306
Reno	1	184

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	4	1,048
Layoff	2	368

The high proportion of closures (74% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Nevada's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
McCarran	Washoe	306	Closure	2023-03-22
Chewy Inc	McCarran	306	Closure	2023-03-22
Elko	Elko	218	Closure	2023-03-20
Jerritt Canyon Gold LLC	Elko	218	Closure	2023-03-20
Reno	Washoe	184	Layoff	2023-03-24
Aspiration	Reno	184	Layoff	2023-03-24

The largest notice was filed by McCarran at its Washoe facility, reporting 306 affected workers. Chewy Inc followed with 306 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

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

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.