US layoff notices — May 2001

38WARN notices

8,819workers affected

5states

Counts cover the free tier, no delay of the normalized US WARN dataset; notices that surface later are added to this page retroactively. Worker totals sum only notices that published a headcount.

Biggest layoff notices in May 2001

Company	State	Location	Workers	Notice date
Comair	KY	Kenton	1,662	2001-05-21
Northwestern Steel and Wire	IL	STERLING, 121 WALLACE ST BOX 618	1,400	2001-05-18
Sappi	AL	Mobile	500	2001-05-07
Epson Portland	OR	HILLSBORO	462	2001-05-15
Alcatel Submarine Networks	OR	PORTAND	443	2001-05-29
JC Penney Catalog Customer Service	IL	BUFFALO GROVE, 1120 LAKE COOK ROAD	346	2001-05-04
Tyco Electronics	OR	WHITE CITY	332	2001-05-04
Mariah Boats	IL	BENTON, 10231 SUGAR CREEK P O BOX 1300	300	2001-05-23
Standard Register	IL	WATSEKA, 255 WEST FLEMING STREET	269	2001-05-18
Marriott Vacation Club International	IL	OAK BROOK, CHICAGO CALL CENTER 2625 BUTTERFIELD ROAD #208e	260	2001-05-10
Glenayre Electronics	IL	QUINCY, ONE GLENAYRE WAY	238	2001-05-22
SPX/Marley Cooling Tower	KY	Jefferson	210	2001-05-29
QPF	IL	STREAMWOOD, 601 EAST LAKE STREET	203	2001-05-03
Perm Cast Foundry, Subsidiary of Grede Foundries	KY	Harrison	200	2001-05-16
PSW Industries	IL	CHICAGO, 3912 WEST MCLEAN AVENUE	200	2001-05-25

By state

State	Notices	Workers affected
Illinois (IL)	16	3,851
Kentucky (KY)	6	2,338
Oregon (OR)	6	1,571
Alabama (AL)	8	966
Kansas (KS)	2	93

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