US layoff notices — week of Apr 30, 2012 to May 6, 2012

81WARN notices
9,049workers affected
13states

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
Mountainside HospitalNJMontclair1,5752012-05-01
Hostess Brands-RevisedINStatewide8562012-05-04
Verizon WirelessWABellevue8142012-05-02
Hostess BrandsILHodgkins, Additional locations 7225 Santa Fe Dr8072012-05-04
MetLifeNJMorristown4962012-05-01
University of Maryland Medical System chronic care programs offered at University Specialty HospitalMD601 South Charles Street, Baltimore, MD3502012-05-04
Hostess Brands Notices for:2801 Lafayette Road2929 North Shadeland3806 Madison Ave5353 West 10th Street9233 East 33rd StreetINIndianapolis3402012-05-04
Hostess BrandsNJWayne3202012-05-01
Hostess Brands Notices for:3060 National Road3080 National Road930 Washington StreetINColumbus2372012-05-04
Saks Fifth AvenueMD500 Hickory Drive, Abredeen, MD2232012-05-04
Graham PackagingILVandalia, 1111 Imco Drive2152012-05-01
Atlantic Human ResourcesNJatlantic city2002012-05-01
Hostess BrandsMD3675 Leonardtown Road, Waldorf, MD1582012-05-04
Midas InternationalILItasca, 1300 N Arlington Heights Rd1572012-05-01
US FoodsKY—1482012-05-03

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
New Jersey (NJ)133,044
Indiana (IN)241,869
Illinois (IL)31,179
Maryland (MD)6905
Washington (WA)1814
Arizona (AZ)22505
Kentucky (KY)2211
Tennessee (TN)2178
Oregon (OR)3145
Alaska (AK)190
Kansas (KS)185
Vermont (VT)214
South Dakota (SD)110
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