US layoff notices in 2011

793WARN notices
64,336workers affected
18states

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 2011

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
Trump Marina AssociatesNJAtlantic City1,7302011-03-01
New Jersey Sports and Entertainment AuthorityNJOceanport9002011-04-01
Urs (Westinghouse)ALAnniston8402011-03-16
Olin Corp., Winchester DivisionILEast Alton, 600 Powder Mill Road8362011-07-27
New Jersey Sports and Exposition AuthorityNJEast Rutherford8002011-03-01
Kimberly-ClarkWAEverett7602011-10-19
CH2MHill Plateau RemediationWARichland7502011-07-29
Norkus Enterprises, Inc. (NEI)NJPoint Pleasant Beach7012011-03-01
Snokist GrowersWAYakima6072011-12-09
HSBC Card and Retail ServicesDE—5302011-01-18
ElectroluxIAWebster City5102011-01-27
State Farm InsuranceNJParsippany5002011-11-01
Allen Family FoodsMD12041 Cordova Road, Cordova, MD4742011-06-09
Sun-Times MediaILChicago, 2800 South Ashland Avenue4562011-07-19
New Jersey Sports & Exposition AuthorityNJEast Rutherford4502011-09-01
J.C. PenneyCTManchester4422011-08-02
Unilever Ice CreamMD1100 Frederick Street, Hagerstown, MD4372011-09-02
Flextronics AmericasNJCharlotte4132011-05-01
Amcor Specialty Packaging Glass Tubing AmericasNJMillville4122011-05-01
CommScopeNEOmaha4002011-12-31

Month by month

MonthNoticesWorkers affected
January 2011525,807
February 2011766,622
March 2011567,323
April 2011564,081
May 20111047,436
June 2011824,539
July 2011676,000
August 2011634,908
September 2011512,942
October 2011685,207
November 2011705,818
December 2011483,653

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
New Jersey (NJ)9414,628
Illinois (IL)807,993
Alabama (AL)366,015
Washington (WA)355,846
Maryland (MD)865,414
Indiana (IN)494,927
Connecticut (CT)1823,211
Kentucky (KY)323,110
Iowa (IA)332,915
Kansas (KS)502,495
Nebraska (NE)442,176
Arizona (AZ)251,764
Utah (UT)161,372
Oregon (OR)10810
Delaware (DE)4762
Rhode Island (RI)8479
South Dakota (SD)3419
Oklahoma (OK)60
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