US layoff notices — December 2009

41WARN notices
5,488workers affected
9states

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 2009

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
Merck &NJKENILWORTH5002009-12-01
PfizerNJMONMOUTH JUNCTION4002009-12-01
Design WareMIKalamazoo4002009-12-22
SitelALWinfield3022009-12-28
Chrysler Financial (Customer Contact Center)MITroy2502009-12-18
Avon ProductsILGlenview, 1601 Overlook Drive2422009-12-11
Wyndham O'Hare HotelILRosemont, 6810 North Mannheim Road2402009-12-18
TeleperformanceILOakbrook Terrace, 17 West 642 Butterfield Road2312009-12-02
Newport Chemical DepotINNewport2072009-12-28
FKI LogistexKY2002009-12-17
Lincoln Food Service ProductsINFort Wayne1902009-12-02
SuntronORNewberg1882009-12-14
VisteonINIndianapolis1872009-12-01
WeyerhaeuserORWarrenton1402009-12-07
Blackwell North AmericanORLake Oswego1392009-12-07

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
New Jersey (NJ)61,126
Illinois (IL)71,023
Michigan (MI)7950
Indiana (IN)6824
Oregon (OR)4567
Alabama (AL)3425
Kentucky (KY)4364
Washington (WA)3136
South Dakota (SD)173
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