US layoff notices — October 2008

53WARN notices
8,278workers affected
9states

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 October 2008

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
Physician's Medical CenterALBirmingham1,0002008-10-20
Barclays CapitalNJSTATEWIDE7102008-10-01
Linens' and ThingsNJCLIFTON5192008-10-01
Meridian Yacht/US MarineWAArlington4452008-10-10
Lincoln Park HospitalILChicago, 550 West Webster Ave.3502008-10-15
Roche DiagnosticsINIndianapolis3232008-10-31
Survivor TechnologiesNJHILLSIDE2872008-10-01
Meridian Yacht/US MarineWAArlington2762008-10-16
Deluxe ManufacturingNJTHOROFARE2502008-10-01
FootstarNJMAHWAH2062008-10-01
Jones Plastics & EngineeringKY1832008-10-31
PAC-SCI Motion ControlILRockford, 4301 Kishwaukee St1802008-10-31
Bayliner- US MarineOR1742008-10-16
Clayton Homes and CMH ManufacturingKY1702008-10-20
Morning SunWATacoma1622008-10-23

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
New Jersey (NJ)112,375
Washington (WA)71,336
Illinois (IL)101,246
Alabama (AL)21,089
Indiana (IN)91,079
Kentucky (KY)7707
Oregon (OR)3262
Kansas (KS)3102
Vermont (VT)182
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