US layoff notices — January 2008

48WARN notices
6,889workers affected
8states

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 January 2008

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
Tyson Fresh MeatsKS1,5502008-01-25
Bank of AmericaILChicago, 135 S. LaSalle Street6002008-01-15
Saint James HospitalNJNEWARK5412008-01-01
DuPont Performance ElastomerKY2232008-01-25
Standard Furniture MFGALFrisco City1922008-01-04
LittelfuseILDes Plaines, 800 E. Northwest Hwy.1882008-01-28
Roberts MotorORPortland1622008-01-28
Teva PharmaceuticalsNJNORTHVALE1552008-01-01
Kaplan FinancialILChicago, 30 South Wacker Drive Suite 25001502008-01-30
Yardville Nat. BankNJHAMILTON TOWNSHIP1462008-01-01
Hilton ReservationsILStreator, 232 Pratt St.1402008-01-14
Aurora Loan ServicesNJFLORHAM PARK1392008-01-01
Schult Homes and CMH Manufacturing INKS1352008-01-21
RyersonILChicago, 2621 W. 15th Place1342008-01-03
MerixORWood Village1332008-01-09

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
Kansas (KS)51,844
New Jersey (NJ)121,649
Illinois (IL)121,628
Kentucky (KY)7698
Alabama (AL)3363
Oregon (OR)3340
Washington (WA)5309
South Dakota (SD)158
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