US layoff notices — December 1998

13WARN notices
2,283workers affected
3states

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 December 1998

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
PillowtexALOpelika4731998-12-09
International PaperALMobile4501998-12-08
Anr Advance TransportationILBEDFORD PARK, 6767 W 75TH STREET2871998-12-14
Smurfit-Stone ContainerILAlton, 10 Cut St2421998-12-01
Viratec Tru VueILChicago, 1315 N North Branch St1401998-12-15
Hyundai FacilityOR1101998-12-04
Bank of the WestORPORTLAND1101998-12-21
LittelfuseILWATSEKA, 200 N LITTELFUSE LANE1091998-12-15
Liberty MutualILTAYLORVILLE, 520 North Cheney1041998-12-02
Central Point LumberORCENTRAL POINT921998-12-14
Knight PlasticsILARLINGTON HGTS, 1600 EAST DAVIS STREET581998-12-01
Principal HealthcareILOAKBROOK TERRACE, ONE LINCOLN CENTER571998-12-05
Prepaid ServicesORPORTLAND511998-12-16

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
Illinois (IL)7997
Alabama (AL)2923
Oregon (OR)4363
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