US layoff notices in 2004

401WARN notices
62,314workers 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 2004

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
WachoviaALBirmingham1,7142004-11-24
Mitsubishi Motor ManufacturingILNORMAL, 100 N MITSUBISHI MOTORWAY1,2002004-07-22
West TelemarketingALHuntsville1,0812004-08-20
Archibald CandyILCHICAGO, 1137 W JACKSON BLVD AND 5360 S CICERO AVENUE1,0732004-01-15
Chicago Transit AuthorityILChicago, 567 West Lake Street1,0502004-10-27
SprintILBolingbrook, 245 Crossroads Parkway1,0292004-06-04
Airborne ExpressWASeattle1,0002004-03-30
Oregon ArenaORPORTLAND9762004-11-01
General MotorsNJLINDEN9502004-12-01
Continental Tire North America Incorporated Mayfield PlantKYGraves9152004-07-02
TeleTechKS—7902004-01-27
Archibald CandyILCHICAGO, 1137 W JACKSON BLVD AND 5360 S CICERO AVENUE7822004-01-05
World Color Press ( Quebecor )ILEffingham, P. O. Box 12487422004-03-10
USA HealthcareALCullman7002004-06-25
USA HealthcareALCullman7002004-03-01
Sanofi-AventisNJBRIDGEWATER6892004-12-01
J.R. SimplotWAQuincy6062004-03-19
CASEILEAST MOLINE, 1100 3RD STREET5712004-04-30
MCIKS—5662004-06-25
WernerALAnniston5302004-02-17

Month by month

MonthNoticesWorkers affected
January 2004498,933
February 2004264,225
March 2004397,522
April 2004415,071
May 2004212,128
June 2004315,465
July 2004568,792
August 2004303,350
September 2004212,680
October 2004314,655
November 2004326,086
December 2004243,407

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
Illinois (IL)11420,999
New Jersey (NJ)9713,088
Alabama (AL)378,961
Kentucky (KY)507,495
Washington (WA)425,934
Kansas (KS)452,956
Oregon (OR)132,881
Oklahoma (OK)30
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