US layoff notices — week of Jul 28, 2008 to Aug 3, 2008

15WARN notices
2,429workers affected
6states

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
Hynix Semiconductor Manufacturing AmeriOR1,0002008-07-29
ZF Boge ElastametallILParis, 13323 IL Highway 133 W.2172008-07-31
AshlandNJBOONTON1582008-08-01
Kik Custom ProductsNJCARLSTADT1552008-08-01
Boscov'sNJEATONTOWN1492008-08-01
Abbott LaboratoriesNJWHIPPANY1252008-08-01
Emco DistributionNJNORTH BERGEN1032008-08-01
Starwood Resorts & HotelsWASeattle872008-07-29
Sundowner TrailersINElkhart802008-08-01
W.L. Gore & AssociatesNJOAK RIDGE672008-08-01
PharmacopeiaNJCRANBURY642008-08-01
AvayaNJLINCROFT632008-08-01
Hanjin ShippingNJPARAMUS602008-08-01
Vivendi GamesWAIssaquah532008-07-28
American Standard BrandsKY482008-08-01

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
Oregon (OR)11,000
New Jersey (NJ)9944
Illinois (IL)1217
Washington (WA)2140
Indiana (IN)180
Kentucky (KY)148
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