US layoff notices — week of Dec 9, 2002 to Dec 15, 2002

10WARN notices
726workers 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
SBC AmeritechILChicago, 5555 N. Wolcott1362002-12-11
Budget Group Inc. (Cendant)ILLISLE, 4225 NAPERVILLE ROAD1002002-12-09
SM&P Utility ResourcesKS902002-12-11
Jack Cooper TransportKS872002-12-10
CaterpillarILJoliet, 2200 Channahon Road802002-12-15
WorldcomMIAnn Arbor662002-12-13
Nec Eluminant TechnologiesORHILLSBORO622002-12-09
CopperweldORPORTLAND552002-12-10
Mitsubishi Electric AutomationILVERNON HILLS, 500 CORPORATE WOODS PARKWAY502002-12-10

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
Illinois (IL)4366
Kansas (KS)3177
Oregon (OR)2117
Michigan (MI)166
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