Arizona Layoffs — October 2025

Employers in Arizona posted 9 WARN Act notices in October 2025, affecting an estimated 6,215 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to September and up 758% versus October 2024. The average filing covered 691 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Arizona this month. A total of 6,215 workers were affected across 9 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Maricopa	7	6,114
Pima	2	101

Maricopa was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 98% of all affected workers with 6,114 workers across 7 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Phoenix	2	5,584
Scottsdale	2	404
Tempe	3	126
Tucson	2	101

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Arizona Autism	Phoenix	2,792		2025-10-30
Arizona Autism	Phoenix	2,792		2025-10-30
Buena Vista Recovery	Scottsdale	202		2025-10-28
Buena Vista Recovery	Scottsdale	202		2025-10-28
U.S Census Bureau	Tucson	101		2025-10-10
Microchip	Tempe	63		2025-10-29
Microchip	Tempe	63		2025-10-29
U.S Census Bureau	Tucson	N/A		2025-10-10
Microchip	Tempe	N/A		2025-10-29

The largest notice was filed by Arizona Autism at its Phoenix facility, reporting 2,792 affected workers. Arizona Autism followed with 2,792 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

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

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.