US layoff notices — week of Dec 29, 2008 to Jan 4, 2009

26WARN notices
3,569workers 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
Viking YachtNJNew Gretna5412009-01-01
Country CoachORJunction City4602008-12-30
Interlake Material HandlingILPontiac, 701 Interlake Drive2622008-12-29
MW ManufacturersNJHammonton2122009-01-01
Silverton MarineNJMillville2022009-01-01
DSNJNJLakewood1612009-01-01
Siemens Building TechnologiesNJFlorham Park1532009-01-01
Unison IndustriesILRockford, 530 Blackhawk Park Ave1272008-12-31
Agilent TechnologiesWALiberty Lake1202008-12-30
PlivaNJEast Hanover1202009-01-01
Apex ExpressNJJersey City1102009-01-01
Nielson & BainbridgeNJMonroe Twp.1052009-01-01
Sherwood Building Materials DistributioORSherwood1052008-12-30
Ryder Integrated LogisticsNJLedgewood1002009-01-01
Federal Reserve Bank of ChicagoILBedford Park, 4944 W. 73rd Street972009-01-02

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
New Jersey (NJ)172,216
Illinois (IL)5623
Oregon (OR)2565
Washington (WA)1120
South Dakota (SD)145
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