US layoff notices — week of Apr 21, 1997 to Apr 27, 1997

3WARN notices

660workers affected

2states

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 this week

Company	State	Location	Workers	Notice date
Matsushita Microwave Oven	IL	FRANKLIN PARK, 9333 W GRAND AVENUE	300	1997-04-25
Althin Medical	OR	Portland	180	1997-04-22
Montgomery Ward &	IL	FRANKLIN PARK, 10601 W SEYMOUR AVENUE	180	1997-04-23

By state

State	Notices	Workers affected
Illinois (IL)	2	480
Oregon (OR)	1	180

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