US layoff notices — week of May 11, 2009 to May 17, 2009

17WARN notices
4,133workers affected
7states

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
CaterpillarINLafayette9852009-05-15
ArcelorMittalINEast Chicago9782009-05-12
AK SteelKY—7502009-05-13
NikeORBeaverton5002009-05-14
Market Strategies InternationalORPortland1622009-05-15
ArvinMeritorKY—1582009-05-15
AmgenWABothell1012009-05-14
Stock Building SupplyINFranklin852009-05-12
Boley Tool & Machine WorksILEast Peoria, 1044 Spring Bay Road822009-05-14
Standard LocknutINWestfield782009-05-13
AccellentALHuntsville782009-05-11
Solar CommunicationsILNaperville, 1120 Frontenac Rd.712009-05-14
Carmeuse Lime and StoneKY—482009-05-15
CDG ManagementWAOlympia412009-05-15
CDG ManagementKY—162009-05-15

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
Indiana (IN)42,126
Kentucky (KY)4972
Oregon (OR)2662
Illinois (IL)2153
Washington (WA)2142
Alabama (AL)178
Oklahoma (OK)20
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