US layoff notices — September 2008

51WARN notices
8,135workers affected
8states

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 September 2008

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
Newark Morning LedgerNJNEWARK1,6572008-09-01
Ford MotorILChicago, 12600 S Torrence Ave7922008-09-03
Solo CupILHighland Park, 1700 Old Deerfield Road4212008-09-15
Tower AutomotiveMITraverse City3472008-09-29
Alcatel-LucentILNaperville, 2000 Lucent Lane - Naperville 2701 Lucent Lane - Lisle2632008-09-18
Altadis USA, Inc. (Selma Cigar Factory)ALSelma2132008-09-30
IAP World ServicesKY2072008-09-22
Bae Systems (Second Chance Body Armor)ALGeneva1942008-09-10
HospiraILNorth Chicago, 1405 Sheridan Road1682008-09-12
Popular MortgageNJCHERRY HILL1672008-09-01
Lapeer Metal StampingMISebawaing1592008-09-03
Bill Heard ChevroletALHuntsville1582008-09-25
DriveSol WorldwideINKendallville1572008-09-11
FlexsteelINNew Paris1572008-09-10
Times of TrentonNJTRENTON1512008-09-01

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
New Jersey (NJ)122,718
Illinois (IL)142,557
Michigan (MI)91,107
Indiana (IN)5599
Alabama (AL)3565
Kentucky (KY)4350
Washington (WA)3153
Kansas (KS)186
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