US layoff notices — January 1997

12WARN notices
1,983workers affected
2states

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 in January 1997

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
ThermosILFreeport, 1555 Illinois, Route 75 East5201997-01-28
Van Den Bergh FoodsILLISLE, 2200 CABOT DRIVE2791997-01-20
Uno-VenILArlington Heights, 3850 N Wilke Rd2291997-01-28
Tecton LaminatesORHines2001997-01-22
Marshall Field'sILPARK FOREST, 333 CENTRE1251997-01-10
Safeguard Business SystemsILAddison, 1220 W National Ave1211997-01-17
AMREILARLINGTON HGTS, 1625 EAST ALGONQUIN ROAD1091997-01-22
WitcoILChicago, 6200 W 51ST St1001997-01-02
Mosby-Year BookILChicago, 161 N Clark St FL 19951997-01-28
Sherwin-WilliamsILCHICAGO, 11542 SOUTH CHAMPLAIN AVE801997-01-24
LeafILLake Forest, 500 N Field Dr631997-01-30
Allstate Insurance Company's (Subrogation Group)ILCHICAGO, NOT PROVIDED621997-01-21

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
Illinois (IL)111,783
Oregon (OR)1200
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