US layoff notices — week of Jan 18, 1999 to Jan 24, 1999

9WARN notices

690workers affected

5states

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
Kinzua Resources	OR	HEPPNER	160	1999-01-19
Standard Register	IL	WATSEKA, 255 WEST FLEMING STREET	110	1999-01-19
Russell Corp.-Wetumpka	AL	Wetumpka	90	1999-01-22
Montgomery Ward &	AL	Mobile	81	1999-01-22
Wolferman's	KS	—	65	1999-01-18
Matsushita	KY	Clark	65	1999-01-20
American General Life	IL	CHICAGO, 8501 WEST HIGGINS ROAD	60	1999-01-20
Montgomery Ward &	AL	Dothan	59	1999-01-22

By state

State	Notices	Workers affected
Alabama (AL)	3	230
Illinois (IL)	2	170
Oregon (OR)	1	160
Kansas (KS)	2	65
Kentucky (KY)	1	65

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