US layoff notices — week of Nov 3, 2008 to Nov 9, 2008

32WARN notices
4,289workers 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 this week

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
GM - Lake Orion Ass'y PlantMILake Orion1,2272008-11-08
Hawker BeechcraftKS4502008-11-03
Pinkerton Government ServicesALAthens1942008-11-05
Meridian AutomotiveINHuntington1862008-11-05
SnorkelKS1852008-11-04
Cliffs Natural Resources (Tilden Mine)MIIshpeming1792008-11-07
National Copper ProductsMIDowagiac1752008-11-05
Cliffs Natural Resources (Empire)MINegaunee1502008-11-07
Seattle TimesWASeattle1452008-11-05
KinroINBristol1432008-11-05
Sapa ExtrusionsILMorris, 8920 North Tabler Road1392008-11-06
Nu Wa IndustriesKS1002008-11-06
MPCSDNorth Sioux City892008-11-05
Fruedenburg-NOKINScottsburg852008-11-06
Target StoreINIndianapolis S. East Street802008-11-05

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
Michigan (MI)51,780
Kansas (KS)4735
Indiana (IN)6623
Illinois (IL)5402
Alabama (AL)2244
Kentucky (KY)5231
Washington (WA)3185
South Dakota (SD)189
Oklahoma (OK)10
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