US layoff notices — week of May 11, 1998 to May 17, 1998

5WARN notices
928workers affected
2states

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 this week

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
Lynden FarmsORPortland3121998-05-12
Brunswick BicyclesILEFFINGHAM, 1304 WEST JAYCEE AVENUE2801998-05-14
First Alert HeadquartersILAURORA, 3901 LIBERTY STREET ROAD1501998-05-14
J.C. PenneyILMACHESNEY PARK, 8702 NORTH 2ND STREET1011998-05-13
PalexILMATTOON, 1300 BROADWAY AVE EAST851998-05-13

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
Illinois (IL)4616
Oregon (OR)1312
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