Arizona Layoffs — October 2023

Employers in Arizona logged 8 WARN Act notices in October 2023, involving roughly 1,078 workers — climbing above September. The average filing covered 135 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Accommodation & Food	2	20

The Accommodation & Food sector dominated layoff filings with 20 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Maricopa	4	922
Yuma	2	20

Maricopa was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 86% of all affected workers with 922 workers across 4 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Tempe	2	829
Minneapolis	2	136
Phoenix	2	93
Yuma	2	20

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Transdev Services	Tempe	829		2023-10-20
LeClerc Foods Nutrition Arizona, LLC	Phoenix	93		2023-10-04
Cygnus Home Service, LLC	Minneapolis	68		2023-10-25
Cygnus Home Service dba Yelloh	Minneapolis	68		2023-10-25
La Fonda Restaurant	Yuma	20		2023-10-23
Leclerc Foods Nutrition Arizona, LLC	Phoenix	N/A		2023-10-04
Transdev, Inc	Tempe	N/A		2023-10-20
La Fonda Restaurant	Yuma	N/A		2023-10-23

The biggest impact was at Transdev Services at its Tempe facility, reporting 829 affected workers. LeClerc Foods Nutrition Arizona, LLC followed with 93 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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 Accommodation & Food 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.