US layoff notices — February 2012

81WARN notices
7,101workers affected
16states

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 2012

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
KVC Health Systems - NebraskaNEOmaha4902012-02-29
StartekILDecatur, 1505 W. King Street3582012-02-13
Personnel PlacementsTNJackson, Madison County3502012-02-21
VerizonNJEwing3362012-02-01
Novartis PharmaceuticalsNJEast Hanover2472012-02-01
Briggs and Stratton Power Products GroupTNNewbern, Dyer County2312012-02-13
Northrop GrummanMDP.O. Box 100, Fort Meade, MD2242012-02-15
Colonial Hills Nursing CenterTNMaryville, Blount County2222012-02-13
Food Lion Distribution Center 6TNClinton, Anderson County2202012-02-13
CVGTNTellico Plains, Monroe County2202012-02-08
Tru Seal TechnologiesKY—2172012-02-17
Swedish Visiting Nurse ServicesWASeattle, Mountlake Terrace2162012-02-28
HK Logistics A Dematic Company HK Logistics Kentucky Sortation Center (KYSC)KY—1772012-02-15
Appetizers AndILChicago, 2555 North Elston Avenue1482012-02-23
Bon L ManufacturingINKentland1462012-02-01

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
Tennessee (TN)272,068
Illinois (IL)71,011
Kentucky (KY)8939
New Jersey (NJ)5757
Nebraska (NE)4570
Maryland (MD)4419
Washington (WA)3347
Indiana (IN)3264
Arizona (AZ)3256
Connecticut (CT)8160
Utah (UT)184
Kansas (KS)481
Alabama (AL)178
South Dakota (SD)166
Oregon (OR)11
Oklahoma (OK)10
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