US layoff notices — October 2012

104WARN notices
7,069workers 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 October 2012

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
HMSHostAZ—4092012-10-29
Knight Facilities ManagementMIWarren2772012-10-22
HallmarkKS—2382012-10-29
ARAMARK Sports and Entertainment ServicesVALuray2282012-10-02
Brunswick Boat Group (Sea Ray Boats)TNKnoxville, Not Identified2242012-10-31
Semiahmoo ResortWABlaine2242012-10-30
SRA InternationalVAArlington2222012-10-29
Menzies Aviation (texas)ILChicago, Chicago O'hare Int'l Airport South Access Road, Building 6161982012-10-16
New York WirePAHanover, York1702012-10-01
Exide TechnologiesTNBristol, Not Identified1672012-10-24
MerckNJKenilworth1502012-10-01
Northrop BrummanKS—1492012-10-31
AdvancePierre FoodsIAOrange City1432012-10-17
Kratos Defense and Security SolutionsMD5200 Philadelphia Way, Lanham, MD1252012-10-26
Sears HoldingsPAPittsburgh, Allegheny1242012-10-01

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
Virginia (VA)101,036
Tennessee (TN)15830
Arizona (AZ)4658
New Jersey (NJ)7569
Pennsylvania (PA)6521
Washington (WA)4402
Kansas (KS)4397
Kentucky (KY)7383
Michigan (MI)5370
Maryland (MD)4364
Illinois (IL)4361
Indiana (IN)3218
Oregon (OR)7208
New York (NY)2169
Nebraska (NE)3159
Connecticut (CT)16157
Iowa (IA)2153
Idaho (ID)1114
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