US layoff notices — week of Aug 18, 2008 to Aug 24, 2008

6WARN notices
1,216workers affected
4states

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
Superior Industries InternationalKS—6002008-08-19
Rosario ResortWAEastsound (Orcas Island)1952008-08-21
Atlantis PlasticsKY—1522008-08-19
Nu Wa IndustriesKS—1112008-08-21
QualexILElgin, 370 River Ridge Road832008-08-19
CDG ManagementKY—752008-08-22

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
Kansas (KS)2711
Kentucky (KY)2227
Washington (WA)1195
Illinois (IL)183
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