US layoff notices — week of Aug 10, 1998 to Aug 16, 1998

4WARN notices
28,050workers 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

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
Northwest AirlinesORST. PAUL, MN27,5001998-08-11
Gayfers, South Group OfficeALMobile2501998-08-14
Russell Corporation-SlocombALSlocomb2001998-08-13
Gayfers, Montgomery Distribution CenterALMontgomery1001998-08-14

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
Oregon (OR)127,500
Alabama (AL)3550
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