US layoff notices — December 2004

40WARN notices
3,608workers affected
7states

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 December 2004

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
General MotorsNJLINDEN9502004-12-01
Sanofi-AventisNJBRIDGEWATER6892004-12-01
Hamilton SundstrandILRockford, 4747 Harrison Avenue2692004-12-23
Capital OneWAFederal Way2562004-12-22
Champion Homes of Boaz (Chandeleur Homes)ALBoaz1802004-12-29
BP AmericaILNaperville, 150 West Warrenville Road1432004-12-03
Flying Food Fare MidwayILChicago, 5370 S Cicero Avenue1062004-12-13
E.R. MooreILChicago, 1810 W. Grace St.1022004-12-01
Performance TransNJLINDEN972004-12-01
Alzheimer's Center of Kansas CityKS—922004-12-27
Rutherford MachineryNJE. RUTHERFORD862004-12-01
Johnson ControlsNJDAYTON822004-12-01
K-MartMIKalamazoo702004-12-15
American Specialty CarsMILivonia672004-12-20
Ace Hardware ReprographicsILDowners Grove, 1528 Brook Drive642004-12-14

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
New Jersey (NJ)81,964
Illinois (IL)6746
Washington (WA)2316
Michigan (MI)3201
Kansas (KS)6198
Alabama (AL)2183
New York (NY)130
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