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| <h1>US layoff notices in 1997</h1> | |
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| <div class="stat"><b>124</b>WARN notices</div> | |
| <div class="stat"><b>16,235</b>workers affected</div> | |
| <div class="stat"><b>2</b>states</div> | |
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| <p>Counts cover the free tier, no delay of the | |
| <a href="https://github.com/APVentureEngine/warn-act-notices">normalized US WARN dataset</a> (by notice date); notices | |
| that surface later are added retroactively. Worker totals sum only notices | |
| that published a headcount.</p> | |
| <h2>Biggest layoff notices of 1997</h2> | |
| <table><tr><th>Company</th><th>State</th><th>Location</th><th class="r">Workers</th><th>Notice date</th></tr> | |
| <tr><td>Zenith Electronics</td><td><a href='../states/illinois.html'>IL</a></td><td>MELROSE PARK, 2407 WEST NORTH AVENUE</td><td class='r'>762</td><td>1997-03-04</td></tr><tr><td>Amax Coal Company - Wabash Mine</td><td><a href='../states/illinois.html'>IL</a></td><td>KEENSBURG, PO BOX 144, BEALL WOODS RD</td><td class='r'>611</td><td>1997-02-03</td></tr><tr><td>Thermos</td><td><a href='../states/illinois.html'>IL</a></td><td>Freeport, 1555 Illinois, Route 75 East</td><td class='r'>520</td><td>1997-01-28</td></tr><tr><td>Central Telephone Company of Illinois</td><td><a href='../states/illinois.html'>IL</a></td><td>Park Ridge, 36 S Fairview Ave</td><td class='r'>419</td><td>1997-07-28</td></tr><tr><td>Viking Freight</td><td><a href='../states/illinois.html'>IL</a></td><td>Des Plaines, 255 W Oakton St</td><td class='r'>382</td><td>1997-03-27</td></tr><tr><td>Prudential Helathcare Group</td><td><a href='../states/illinois.html'>IL</a></td><td>RICHTON PARK, 4601 SAUK TRAIL</td><td class='r'>350</td><td>1997-10-30</td></tr><tr><td>Star-Kist Foods</td><td><a href='../states/illinois.html'>IL</a></td><td>Kankakee, 1551 E Willow St</td><td class='r'>348</td><td>1997-06-30</td></tr><tr><td>Ex-Cel Industries</td><td><a href='../states/illinois.html'>IL</a></td><td>Rockford, 1400 Eddy Ave</td><td class='r'>330</td><td>1997-03-03</td></tr><tr><td>Matsushita Microwave Oven</td><td><a href='../states/illinois.html'>IL</a></td><td>FRANKLIN PARK, 9333 W GRAND AVENUE</td><td class='r'>300</td><td>1997-04-25</td></tr><tr><td>Van Den Bergh Foods</td><td><a href='../states/illinois.html'>IL</a></td><td>LISLE, 2200 CABOT DRIVE</td><td class='r'>279</td><td>1997-01-20</td></tr><tr><td>Byerly's</td><td><a href='../states/illinois.html'>IL</a></td><td>HIGHLAND PARK, 1919 SKOKIE VALLEY ROAD</td><td class='r'>270</td><td>1997-03-04</td></tr><tr><td>Arrow Transportation</td><td><a href='../states/oregon.html'>OR</a></td><td>Portland</td><td class='r'>267</td><td>1997-09-05</td></tr><tr><td>Home Innovations</td><td><a href='../states/illinois.html'>IL</a></td><td>LAKE ZURICH, 650 N CHURCH STREET</td><td class='r'>265</td><td>1997-11-14</td></tr><tr><td>Washington National Corporation (del)</td><td><a href='../states/illinois.html'>IL</a></td><td>Lincolnshire, 300 Tower Pkwy</td><td class='r'>244</td><td>1997-12-15</td></tr><tr><td>Hillsboro Glass</td><td><a href='../states/illinois.html'>IL</a></td><td>HILLSBORO, P. O. BOX 430</td><td class='r'>237</td><td>1997-08-22</td></tr><tr><td>Dept.Of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities</td><td><a href='../states/illinois.html'>IL</a></td><td>CHICAGO, 1601 W. TAYLOR</td><td class='r'>230</td><td>1997-04-02</td></tr><tr><td>Uno-Ven</td><td><a href='../states/illinois.html'>IL</a></td><td>Arlington Heights, 3850 N Wilke Rd</td><td class='r'>229</td><td>1997-01-28</td></tr><tr><td>Lane Plywood</td><td><a href='../states/oregon.html'>OR</a></td><td>Eugene</td><td class='r'>225</td><td>1997-09-22</td></tr><tr><td>Schering-Plough Animal Health</td><td><a href='../states/illinois.html'>IL</a></td><td>MUNDELEIN, 421 E HAWLEY ST</td><td class='r'>217</td><td>1997-07-11</td></tr><tr><td>Byerly's</td><td><a href='../states/illinois.html'>IL</a></td><td>SCHAUMBURG, 1293 EAST HIGGINS ROAD</td><td class='r'>214</td><td>1997-03-04</td></tr></table> | |
| <h2>Month by month</h2> | |
| <table><tr><th>Month</th><th class="r">Notices</th><th class="r">Workers affected</th></tr> | |
| <tr><td><a href="../monthly/1997-01.html">January 1997</a></td><td class="r">12</td><td class="r">1,983</td></tr><tr><td><a href="../monthly/1997-02.html">February 1997</a></td><td class="r">13</td><td class="r">1,482</td></tr><tr><td><a href="../monthly/1997-03.html">March 1997</a></td><td class="r">10</td><td class="r">2,353</td></tr><tr><td><a href="../monthly/1997-04.html">April 1997</a></td><td class="r">9</td><td class="r">1,339</td></tr><tr><td><a href="../monthly/1997-05.html">May 1997</a></td><td class="r">7</td><td class="r">478</td></tr><tr><td><a href="../monthly/1997-06.html">June 1997</a></td><td class="r">9</td><td class="r">1,081</td></tr><tr><td><a href="../monthly/1997-07.html">July 1997</a></td><td class="r">6</td><td class="r">1,005</td></tr><tr><td><a href="../monthly/1997-08.html">August 1997</a></td><td class="r">8</td><td class="r">771</td></tr><tr><td><a href="../monthly/1997-09.html">September 1997</a></td><td class="r">7</td><td class="r">927</td></tr><tr><td><a href="../monthly/1997-10.html">October 1997</a></td><td class="r">17</td><td class="r">1,682</td></tr><tr><td><a href="../monthly/1997-11.html">November 1997</a></td><td class="r">9</td><td class="r">951</td></tr><tr><td><a href="../monthly/1997-12.html">December 1997</a></td><td class="r">17</td><td class="r">2,183</td></tr></table> | |
| <h2>By state</h2> | |
| <table><tr><th>State</th><th class="r">Notices</th><th class="r">Workers affected</th></tr> | |
| <tr><td><a href='../states/illinois.html'>Illinois</a> (IL)</td><td class='r'>111</td><td class='r'>14,412</td></tr><tr><td><a href='../states/oregon.html'>Oregon</a> (OR)</td><td class='r'>13</td><td class='r'>1,823</td></tr></table> | |
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