US layoff notices in 2005

377WARN notices
51,269workers affected
9states

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 2005

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
BoeingKS—8,1162005-03-11
Sears Holdings MgmtILHoffman Estates, 3333 Beverly Road1,0002005-03-24
Air WisconsinILCHICAGO, OHare International Airport Terminal 2, Gate F48002005-04-14
IAP World ServicesWABangor7872005-07-25
Russell Corp. (Alex City)ALAlexander City7472005-12-13
SitelORHillsboro6952005-10-05
Abbott LaboratoriesILAbbott Park, 100 Abbott Park Road6912005-07-13
Glass GroupNJMILLVILLE6002005-08-01
Amalgamated SugarORNYSSA5102005-01-19
Monaco CoachORBend5002005-04-15
ST. Barnabas HealthNJIRVINGTON4852005-10-01
Alaska AirlinesWASeattle4772005-05-19
Coupon ServicesNJJERSEY CITY4342005-03-01
United AirlinesWAKent4262005-04-11
ABN-AMRO ServicesILChicago, 540 W Madison Street4202005-08-26
American CoalILGalatia, 9085 Highway 34 North (PO Box 727 Harrisburg 62946)4042005-12-30
PFINJEDISON4012005-07-01
TuscanNJUNION3882005-05-01
TD WaterhouseNJJERSEY CITY3852005-11-01
Regional Encoding CenterILPeoria, 6000 W Everett M Dirksen Pkwy3812005-05-13

Month by month

MonthNoticesWorkers affected
January 2005312,996
February 2005242,994
March 20053112,512
April 2005374,521
May 2005444,829
June 2005373,804
July 2005304,000
August 2005293,609
September 2005372,931
October 2005222,855
November 2005252,697
December 2005303,521

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
Illinois (IL)7712,975
New Jersey (NJ)10111,318
Kansas (KS)5110,313
Washington (WA)726,746
Alabama (AL)405,530
Oregon (OR)253,287
Kentucky (KY)6849
Vermont (VT)3251
Oklahoma (OK)20
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