US layoff notices — week of Nov 2, 1998 to Nov 8, 1998

9WARN notices
3,106workers affected
4states

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
Reynolds MetalsALMuscle Shoals1,6001998-11-02
Beaverton & WilsonvilleOR5001998-11-02
Health Systems ConsultantsILCHICAGO, 500 N DEARBORN ST SUITE 6001951998-11-02
Soft Sheen ProductsILCHICAGO, 1000 EAST 87TH STREET1731998-11-02
Kentucky Apparel Summer Shade Plant Fountain Run PlantKYMetcalfe, Monroe1671998-11-08
OshKosh B'GoshKYCasey1621998-11-05
Universal FurnitureILAlsip, 11601 S Central Ave1151998-11-06
Metropolitan Community CollegeILEast Saint Louis, 601 James R Thompson Blvd1121998-11-05
Auburn SportswearALTallassee821998-11-03

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
Alabama (AL)21,682
Illinois (IL)4595
Oregon (OR)1500
Kentucky (KY)2329
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