US layoff notices — May 2012

164WARN notices
17,445workers affected
18states

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 May 2012

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
RG SteelMD1430 Sparrows Point Blvd., Sparrows Point, MD1,9752012-05-23
Mountainside HospitalNJMontclair1,5752012-05-01
Hostess Brands-RevisedINStatewide8562012-05-04
Verizon WirelessWABellevue8142012-05-02
Hostess BrandsILHodgkins, Additional locations 7225 Santa Fe Dr8072012-05-04
G&D IntegratedILDecatur, Multiple Decatur sites 2380 Millikin Parkway5882012-05-31
Hostess navbar-headersUTStatewide5802012-05-09
MetLifeNJMorristown4962012-05-01
Unilever Ice CreamMD1100 Frederick Street, Hagerstown, MD4202012-05-09
JostensKS—3722012-05-14
University of Maryland Medical System chronic care programs offered at University Specialty HospitalMD601 South Charles Street, Baltimore, MD3502012-05-04
Hostess Brands Notices for:2801 Lafayette Road2929 North Shadeland3806 Madison Ave5353 West 10th Street9233 East 33rd StreetINIndianapolis3402012-05-04
Hostess BrandsNJWayne3202012-05-01
Hostess Brands Notices for:3060 National Road3080 National Road930 Washington StreetINColumbus2372012-05-04
Sony DADC USINFishers2262012-05-11

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
Maryland (MD)83,300
New Jersey (NJ)133,044
Indiana (IN)302,566
Illinois (IL)92,245
Washington (WA)131,242
Tennessee (TN)12965
Utah (UT)2666
Kansas (KS)5635
Kentucky (KY)8601
Connecticut (CT)19529
Arizona (AZ)22505
Alabama (AL)5325
Iowa (IA)3284
South Dakota (SD)3158
Oregon (OR)4146
Nebraska (NE)5130
Alaska (AK)190
Vermont (VT)214
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