Alaska Layoffs — March 2016
Employers in Alaska logged 2 WARN Act notices in March 2016, involving roughly 113 workers. The average filing covered 56 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
Industry classification was not available for filings in Alaska this month. A total of 113 workers were affected across 2 notices.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | 1 | 58 |
| North Slope | 1 | 55 |
Anchorage was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 51% of all affected workers with 58 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | 1 | 55 |
Layoff Type Analysis
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 55 |
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ch2M | 58 | |||
| Parker Drilling | Anchorage | 55 | Layoff |
The biggest impact was at Ch2M at its Alaska facility, reporting 58 affected workers. Parker Drilling followed with 55 workers.
Trend & Outlook
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to 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.