US layoff notices — week of Aug 13, 2012 to Aug 19, 2012

18WARN notices
1,524workers 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
Motorola MobilityILLibertyville, 600 N. U.S. Highway 456592012-08-13
Lakeshore Mental Health InstituteTNKnoxville, Knox County2702012-08-16
Eagle Iron WorksIADes Moines1002012-08-13
Jones DistributionTNLawrenceburg, Not Identified922012-08-16
Ritz Camera & ImageMD6711 Ritz Way, Beltsville, MD722012-08-14
J C WhitneyILLa Salle, 761 Progress Pkwy682012-08-15
Ansel HawkeyeILBeardstown, 2101 Wall Street Extension512012-08-13
BoeingKS—492012-08-17
Flowers BakeryTNMorristown, Hamblen County422012-08-17
Becromal AmericaTNClinton, Not Identified362012-08-16
Bemis Flexible Packaging (Milprint Division)TNShelbyville, Bedford County282012-08-17
Alco Discount StoreNEBeatrice182012-08-15
Preferred Sands of GenoaNEGenoa162012-08-17
Even TempNEWaco102012-08-16
Dairy Farmers of AmericaTNKnoxville, Knox County102012-08-16

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
Illinois (IL)3778
Tennessee (TN)6478
Iowa (IA)1100
Maryland (MD)172
Kansas (KS)149
Nebraska (NE)344
Connecticut (CT)33
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