US layoff notices — August 2012

64WARN notices

5,383workers affected

14states

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 August 2012

Company	State	Location	Workers	Notice date
Auburn Regional Medical Center	WA	Auburn	827	2012-08-01
Motorola Mobility	IL	Libertyville, 600 N. U.S. Highway 45	659	2012-08-13
Lexmark International	KY	—	350	2012-08-28
Gaylord Entertainment	TN	Nashville, Davidson County	310	2012-08-10
Lakeshore Mental Health Institute	TN	Knoxville, Knox County	270	2012-08-16
Stream Global Services	SD	Vermillion	180	2012-08-22
Unilever	CT	Clinton	154	2012-08-20
Elizabeth Detention Center	NJ	Elizabeth	148	2012-08-01
Arch Coal, Inc. Flint Ridge Complex	KY	—	131	2012-08-21
Jewel-Osco Store Enclosure	IN	Michigan City	121	2012-08-09
American Power Source	AL	Fayette	119	2012-08-31
Human Genome Sciences	MD	14200 Shady Grove Road, Rockville, MD	114	2012-08-30
Staples	NJ	Monroe	110	2012-08-01
ThyssenKrupp Manufacturing	IL	Roanoke, 509 Front Street	103	2012-08-23
Eagle Iron Works	IA	Des Moines	100	2012-08-13

By state

State	Notices	Workers affected
Illinois (IL)	6	919
Tennessee (TN)	10	896
Washington (WA)	3	867
Kentucky (KY)	7	686
New Jersey (NJ)	5	451
Maryland (MD)	5	350
Iowa (IA)	5	330
Nebraska (NE)	8	253
South Dakota (SD)	1	180
Connecticut (CT)	9	162
Indiana (IN)	1	121
Alabama (AL)	1	119
Kansas (KS)	2	49
Arizona (AZ)	1	0

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