US layoff notices — week of Sep 8, 2008 to Sep 14, 2008

8WARN notices
911workers 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

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
Bae Systems (Second Chance Body Armor)ALGeneva1942008-09-10
HospiraILNorth Chicago, 1405 Sheridan Road1682008-09-12
DriveSol WorldwideINKendallville1572008-09-11
FlexsteelINNew Paris1572008-09-10
American BeverageKY962008-09-09
Leggett & PlattILRomeoville, 1465 Normantown Road702008-09-12
SyncreonILChicago, 2924 E. 126th Street682008-09-12
Vivendi GamesWAIssaquah12008-09-08

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
Indiana (IN)2314
Illinois (IL)3306
Alabama (AL)1194
Kentucky (KY)196
Washington (WA)11
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