US layoff notices — May 2009

117WARN notices
17,450workers affected
13states

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 2009

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
United States SteelALFairfield1,7112009-05-08
MicrosoftWARedmond1,2002009-05-05
CaterpillarINLafayette9852009-05-15
ArcelorMittalINEast Chicago9782009-05-12
Wabash NationalINLafayette7902009-05-01
AK SteelKY7502009-05-13
CumminsINWalesboro6942009-05-07
Tyler RefrigerationMINiles5202009-05-08
NikeORBeaverton5002009-05-14
Fort Wayne FoundryINColumbia City2872009-05-29
XPAC - Division 13ILBartonville, 6409 W. Smithville Rd.2792009-05-04
Delta FaucetINGreensburg2652009-05-27
Martinrea InternationalKY2622009-05-27
Global Engine Manufacturing AllianceMIDundee2572009-05-04
Great Bend Packing PlantKS2272009-05-08

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
Indiana (IN)185,309
Alabama (AL)82,438
Illinois (IL)191,848
Washington (WA)91,794
Kentucky (KY)121,722
Michigan (MI)181,697
New Jersey (NJ)14916
Oregon (OR)3662
Kansas (KS)6535
Utah (UT)4359
South Dakota (SD)2155
Idaho (ID)115
Oklahoma (OK)30
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