Arizona Layoffs — January 2009

Employers in Arizona logged 17 WARN Act notices in January 2009, involving roughly 3,137 workers — climbing above December and up 103% versus January 2008. The average filing covered 185 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

The Mining & Energy sector dominated layoff filings with 1,855 workers across 3 notices. Meanwhile, Retail reported 312 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Greenlee felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 50% of all affected workers with 1,573 workers across 2 notices.

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

The biggest impact was at Freeport-McMoRan Morenci at its Morenci facility, reporting 1,550 affected workers. BHP Copper, Inc. (Pinto Valley) followed with 282 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

This data points to mounting pressure on the Arizona labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Mining & Energy 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.