US layoff notices — week of Dec 1, 2008 to Dec 7, 2008

28WARN notices
4,584workers affected
8states

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
Granite City WorksILGranite City, 1951 State Street1,7962008-12-05
Capital OneKS—3272008-12-01
Clara Maas Continuing Care at BellevilleNJBELLEVILLE2082008-12-01
Griffin PipeNJFLORENCE2002008-12-01
Hunter DouglasWARenton1662008-12-03
Dexter AxleINNorth Manchester1642008-12-01
Modern Metal ProductsILLoves Park, 726 Beacon Street1512008-12-02
Cintas (Perry Manufacturing)KY—1502008-12-02
Abbott LaboratoriesNJEDISON1432008-12-01
Grocery HaulersNJS. KEARNY1382008-12-01
DHL ExpressINIndianapolis, Fortune Circle1092008-12-03
CDG ManagementNJOCEAN1072008-12-01
Press RelayNJNEWARK1012008-12-01
ACS Business Process SolutionsORPortland902008-12-03
QTGKS—822008-12-01

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
Illinois (IL)32,010
New Jersey (NJ)81,031
Indiana (IN)8595
Kansas (KS)3409
Kentucky (KY)3277
Washington (WA)1166
Oregon (OR)190
Alabama (AL)16
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