US layoff notices — week of Jan 19, 2009 to Jan 25, 2009

14WARN notices
2,595workers 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
MicrosoftWARedmond8722009-01-23
Motorola MobilityILLibertyville, 600 N. U.S. Highway 456672009-01-22
QwestWASeattle2352009-01-21
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWASeattle1812009-01-21
NorbordALLanett1272009-01-22
International PaperINHartford City992009-01-23
VesuviusILFisher, 639 County Road 3000 N972009-01-22
Philips ElectronicsWAAuburn962009-01-20
Bi-State Development AgencyILEast St. Louis, 2901 St. Clair Avenue702009-01-20
OFS BrandsINHuntingburg682009-01-22
Unilever Food SolutionsKS—602009-01-22
Sun's Hillsboro SiteORHillsboro192009-01-21
Sun MicrosystemsWABellevue42009-01-23

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
Washington (WA)51,388
Illinois (IL)3834
Indiana (IN)2167
Alabama (AL)1127
Kansas (KS)260
Oregon (OR)119
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