US layoff notices — week of Apr 27, 2009 to May 3, 2009

47WARN notices
6,650workers affected
12states

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
CessnaKS—1,3002009-04-29
MTA New York City Transit (TA)NYNew York1,1942009-05-01
Wabash NationalINLafayette7902009-05-01
Discover Financial ServicesILRiverwoods, 2500 Lake Cook Rd.3002009-04-29
Allstate InsuranceILNorthbrook, 3100 Sanders Road2182009-04-28
Watson LaboratoriesNYPutnam1912009-04-30
E*Trade FinancialNJJERSEY CITY1712009-05-01
Alamo Rent a Car & National Car Rental (Vanguard Car Rental USA, Inc.)NYNew York1712009-05-01
Providence Public LibraryRIProvidence1712009-04-29
ZymoGeneticsWASeattle1702009-04-30
First Interstate FinancialNJSHREWSBURY1702009-05-01
WintechKY—1672009-05-01
MetaldyneMIMiddleville1252009-05-01
BaldorINColumbus1222009-04-30
Boise CascadeORLaGrande1202009-04-29

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
New York (NY)131,790
Kansas (KS)21,300
Indiana (IN)31,028
New Jersey (NJ)14916
Illinois (IL)4694
Oregon (OR)3173
Rhode Island (RI)1171
Washington (WA)1170
Kentucky (KY)1167
Michigan (MI)3125
South Dakota (SD)163
Utah (UT)153
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