US layoff notices — May 2008

48WARN notices
6,435workers affected
11states

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 May 2008

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
Jevic TransportationNJDELANCO/PISCATAWAY1,0362008-05-01
Ford Motor Company Louisville Assembly PlantKY7562008-05-23
Shaw IndustriesALStevenson4182008-05-29
VisteonMIMonroe3512008-05-20
Plastech Engineered ProductsMIRomulus3122008-05-16
Jevic TransportationILMarkham, 2900 W. 166th St.2752008-05-16
IBMNJSTATEWIDE2452008-05-01
American CoalILGalatia, 9085 Highway 34 North (PO Box 727 Harrisburg 62946)1872008-05-09
Pizza HutKS1782008-05-01
D-JKY1782008-05-30
Sallie MaeNJMT. LAUREL1632008-05-01
CelebrationNJLUMBERTON1502008-05-01
Ek SuccessNJCLIFTON1342008-05-01
Aubrey ManufacturingILUnion, 6709 Main St1182008-05-12
Flint Special ServicesMIPontiac1182008-05-02

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
New Jersey (NJ)112,081
Illinois (IL)131,277
Kentucky (KY)3934
Michigan (MI)4891
Alabama (AL)2457
Kansas (KS)4367
Oregon (OR)3212
Washington (WA)3198
South Dakota (SD)118
Oklahoma (OK)30
Vermont (VT)10
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