Employers in Alaska posted 2 WARN Act notices in May 2025, affecting an estimated 144 workers. The average filing covered 72 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Alaska this month. A total of 144 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Ketchikan Gateway | 2 | 144 |
Ketchikan Gateway felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 144 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Ketchikan | 2 | 144 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 72 |
Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vigor Alaska, LLC | Ketchikan | 72 | Closure | 2025-05-07 |
| Vigor Alaska, LLC | Ketchikan | 72 | 2025-05-07 |
The largest notice was filed by Vigor Alaska, LLC at its Ketchikan facility, reporting 72 affected workers. Vigor Alaska, LLC followed with 72 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Alaska labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Alaska. 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 Alaska WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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