US layoff notices — February 2008

43WARN notices
5,052workers 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 February 2008

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
Group HealthWARedmond3632008-02-25
J.R. SimplotWAPasco3352008-02-15
Tyson Fresh MeatsKS3002008-02-06
Knowledge NetworksNJCRANFORD2752008-02-01
EDSALBirmingham2612008-02-04
Envirotest IllinoisILVilla Park, 130 E. Hill St.2372008-02-28
NationwideORPortland2342008-02-01
NationwideORPortland2042008-02-01
Bradley PharmNJFAIRFIELD1962008-02-01
WackenhutILMorris, 6500 N Dresden Road1902008-02-07
WackenhutILClinton, RR 3 Box 228 Highway 541502008-02-06
Wickes FurnitureILCarol Stream, 250 South Gary Avenue1342008-02-04
K PlyWAPort Angeles1322008-02-29
Courtesy ManufacturingILElk Grove Village, 1300 Pratt Blvd.1312008-02-27
Wilcox FarmsWARoy1302008-02-04

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
Illinois (IL)131,572
Washington (WA)81,129
New Jersey (NJ)91,009
Oregon (OR)8652
Kansas (KS)1300
Alabama (AL)2284
Kentucky (KY)2106
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