US layoff notices — May 2002

20WARN notices
3,082workers affected
4states

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 2002

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
American CandyALSelma3302002-05-08
White CapILCHICAGO, 1819 NORTH MAJOR ROAD2872002-05-17
IBMORBEAVERTON2872002-05-23
Consolidation Coal/Rend Lake MineILSESSER, ROUTE 148 NORTH, BOX 5662542002-05-06
Premium PlasticsILCHICAGO, 465 CERMAK ROAD2382002-05-30
SymantecORSPRINGFIELD1652002-05-20
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical CenterILCHICAGO, 836 W. WELLINGTON AVENUE1612002-05-21
Warner ElectricILROSCOE, HIGHWAY 251 AND MCCURRY ROAD1432002-05-17
Prudential InsuranceILOAK BROOK, 814 COMMERCE DRIVE1352002-05-15
First Source Furniture GroupALLeeds1342002-05-13
Nestle Purina PetcareALDecatur1252002-05-23
Advanced Telcom GroupORSALEM1122002-05-13
Acco North AmericaILWHEELING, 770 SOUTH ACCO PLAZA1102002-05-01
International PaperKS—962002-05-14
Ardco Glass Products GroupILALSIP, 12400 SOUTH LARAMIE942002-05-06

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
Illinois (IL)111,673
Alabama (AL)4683
Oregon (OR)4630
Kansas (KS)196
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