US layoff notices in 2003

347WARN notices
52,982workers affected
8states

Counts cover the free tier, no delay of the normalized US WARN dataset (by notice date); notices that surface later are added retroactively. Worker totals sum only notices that published a headcount.

Biggest layoff notices of 2003

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
Dyncorp Technical ServicesALDaleville3,1572003-09-29
National SteelILGRANITE CITY, 1951 STATE STREET2,7002003-02-19
Pfizer/PharmaciaILSkokie, 4901 Searle Parkway1,5002003-07-09
CessnaKS—1,2002003-04-10
Goodyear Dunlop TireALHuntsville1,1602003-10-07
Sara Lee Bakery GroupALFort Payne8002003-09-12
NorvergenceNJNEWARK/JERSEY CITY8002003-07-01
National MaunfacturingILSTERLING, 1 FIRST AVENUE7102003-09-25
Textron PCDILROCKFORD, 1303 SAMUELSON ROAD7002003-10-14
Bechtel PowerALDecatur6862003-08-26
Computer SciencesALHuntsville6672003-11-03
NWS IllinoisILCHICAGO, 2600 WEST 35TH STREET6302003-03-18
American AirlinesILCHICAGO, OHARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT5432003-05-01
Internal Revenue ServiceILBloomington, 2402 E. Empire5102003-10-28
Sky ChefsILCHICAGO, 511 CARGO RD, O'HARE AIRPORT5002003-11-14
Bank OneILCHICAGO, 300 S RIVERSIDE & 525 W MONROE5002003-01-28
Menninger ClinicKS—5002003-02-18
SprintKS—4932003-01-15
Gold KistALTrussville4902003-09-03
American AirlinesILST LOUIS, LAMBERT AIRPORT P O BOX 100984562003-05-01

Month by month

MonthNoticesWorkers affected
January 2003486,199
February 2003275,861
March 2003333,849
April 2003314,945
May 2003304,166
June 2003181,332
July 2003295,818
August 2003242,976
September 2003358,161
October 2003355,171
November 2003222,921
December 2003151,583

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
Illinois (IL)15626,459
Alabama (AL)5312,704
Kansas (KS)756,057
Oregon (OR)515,649
New Jersey (NJ)31,244
Kentucky (KY)3736
Vermont (VT)3133
Oklahoma (OK)30
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