US layoff notices in 2004

486WARN notices
72,929workers affected
9states

Counts cover the free tier, no delay of the normalized US WARN dataset (by notice date); notices that surface later are added retroactively. Worker totals sum only notices that published a headcount.

Biggest layoff notices of 2004

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
WachoviaALBirmingham1,7142004-11-24
Mitsubishi Motor ManufacturingILNORMAL, 100 N MITSUBISHI MOTORWAY1,2002004-07-22
West TelemarketingALHuntsville1,0812004-08-20
Archibald CandyILCHICAGO, 1137 W JACKSON BLVD AND 5360 S CICERO AVENUE1,0732004-01-15
Chicago Transit AuthorityILChicago, 567 West Lake Street1,0502004-10-27
SprintILBolingbrook, 245 Crossroads Parkway1,0292004-06-04
Airborne ExpressWASeattle1,0002004-03-30
Oregon ArenaORPORTLAND9762004-11-01
General MotorsNJLINDEN9502004-12-01
Continental Tire North America Incorporated Mayfield PlantKYGraves9152004-07-02
General Motors (Assembly Plant)MILansing9072004-04-02
TeleTechKS7902004-01-27
Archibald CandyILCHICAGO, 1137 W JACKSON BLVD AND 5360 S CICERO AVENUE7822004-01-05
World Color Press ( Quebecor )ILEffingham, P. O. Box 12487422004-03-10
USA HealthcareALCullman7002004-06-25
USA HealthcareALCullman7002004-03-01
Sanofi-AventisNJBRIDGEWATER6892004-12-01
General Motors (Body Plant)MILansing6592004-04-12
J.R. SimplotWAQuincy6062004-03-19
CASEILEAST MOLINE, 1100 3RD STREET5712004-04-30

Month by month

MonthNoticesWorkers affected
January 20046210,078
February 2004314,769
March 2004508,887
April 2004477,047
May 2004262,891
June 2004335,724
July 2004659,727
August 2004404,199
September 2004303,464
October 2004355,406
November 2004407,129
December 2004273,608

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
Illinois (IL)11420,999
New Jersey (NJ)9713,088
Michigan (MI)8510,615
Alabama (AL)378,961
Kentucky (KY)507,495
Washington (WA)425,934
Kansas (KS)452,956
Oregon (OR)132,881
Oklahoma (OK)30
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