US layoff notices — April 2008

43WARN notices
8,016workers 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 April 2008

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
Columbus HospitalNJNEWARK8742008-04-01
Global Spectrum - Rose GardenORPortland7802008-04-29
Muhlenberg Med. CTRNJPLAINFIELD7492008-04-01
Glazer's Distributors of IllinoisILChicago, 2600 W. 35th Street7322008-04-01
SprintKS—5002008-04-04
Methode Electronics Automotive controlsILCarthage, 111 West Buchanan3142008-04-23
TeleTechALFairfield2722008-04-25
Sears Holdings MgmtILHoffman Estates, 3333 Beverly Road2502008-04-16
FootstarNJMAHWAH2212008-04-01
Daimler FinancialILLisle, 1011 Warrenville Road Suite 6002202008-04-20
A.O. SmithKY—2202008-04-15
Lakewood EngineeringILChicago, 501 N. Sacramento Blvd.2202008-04-25
Coleman Natural FoodsNJWILLIAMSTOWN1822008-04-01
RoadLink Warehouse SolutionsILMelrose Park, 1955 W. North Avenue1752008-04-29
CFM Corporation/Vermont CastingsVT—1702008-04-09

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
Illinois (IL)142,640
New Jersey (NJ)132,578
Oregon (OR)41,007
Kansas (KS)1500
Kentucky (KY)4494
Alabama (AL)3450
Washington (WA)3177
Vermont (VT)1170
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