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| <h1>US layoff notices in 1998</h1> | |
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| <div class="stat"><b>195</b>WARN notices</div> | |
| <div class="stat"><b>62,026</b>workers affected</div> | |
| <div class="stat"><b>5</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 1998</h2> | |
| <table><tr><th>Company</th><th>State</th><th>Location</th><th class="r">Workers</th><th>Notice date</th></tr> | |
| <tr><td>Northwest Airlines</td><td><a href='../states/oregon.html'>OR</a></td><td>ST. PAUL, MN</td><td class='r'>27,500</td><td>1998-08-11</td></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'>2,260</td><td>1998-04-01</td></tr><tr><td>DynCorp</td><td><a href='../states/alabama.html'>AL</a></td><td>Fort Rucker</td><td class='r'>1,855</td><td>1998-07-22</td></tr><tr><td>Reynolds Metals</td><td><a href='../states/alabama.html'>AL</a></td><td>Muscle Shoals</td><td class='r'>1,600</td><td>1998-11-02</td></tr><tr><td>Tetra and Air Sole Production</td><td><a href='../states/oregon.html'>OR</a></td><td>—</td><td class='r'>1,500</td><td>1998-02-28</td></tr><tr><td>Zionssolutions</td><td><a href='../states/illinois.html'>IL</a></td><td>Zion, 101 Shiloh Blvd</td><td class='r'>801</td><td>1998-02-25</td></tr><tr><td>Amerail - American Passenger Rail Car</td><td><a href='../states/illinois.html'>IL</a></td><td>CHICAGO, 900 EAST 103RD STREET</td><td class='r'>598</td><td>1998-01-28</td></tr><tr><td>Beaverton & Wilsonville</td><td><a href='../states/oregon.html'>OR</a></td><td>—</td><td class='r'>500</td><td>1998-11-02</td></tr><tr><td>Pillowtex</td><td><a href='../states/alabama.html'>AL</a></td><td>Opelika</td><td class='r'>473</td><td>1998-12-09</td></tr><tr><td>International Paper</td><td><a href='../states/alabama.html'>AL</a></td><td>Mobile</td><td class='r'>450</td><td>1998-12-08</td></tr><tr><td>Boeing</td><td><a href='../states/kansas.html'>KS</a></td><td>—</td><td class='r'>407</td><td>1998-11-30</td></tr><tr><td>Boeing</td><td><a href='../states/kansas.html'>KS</a></td><td>—</td><td class='r'>404</td><td>1998-11-30</td></tr><tr><td>Army United States Department of</td><td><a href='../states/illinois.html'>IL</a></td><td>Rock Island, 1 Rock Island Arsenal # 60</td><td class='r'>358</td><td>1998-05-07</td></tr><tr><td>Northwestern Steel and Wire</td><td><a href='../states/illinois.html'>IL</a></td><td>STERLING, 121 WALLACE ST BOX 618</td><td class='r'>355</td><td>1998-10-07</td></tr><tr><td>Weyerhaeuser Wood Products</td><td><a href='../states/oregon.html'>OR</a></td><td>North Bend</td><td class='r'>345</td><td>1998-01-13</td></tr><tr><td>Favorite Brands International</td><td><a href='../states/illinois.html'>IL</a></td><td>MELROSE PARK, 1941 HAWTHORE</td><td class='r'>337</td><td>1998-09-16</td></tr><tr><td>Lynden Farms</td><td><a href='../states/oregon.html'>OR</a></td><td>Portland</td><td class='r'>312</td><td>1998-05-12</td></tr><tr><td>Glenbrook Nickel</td><td><a href='../states/oregon.html'>OR</a></td><td>Riddle</td><td class='r'>305</td><td>1998-01-29</td></tr><tr><td>Russell Corp.(Sylacauga)</td><td><a href='../states/alabama.html'>AL</a></td><td>Sylacauga</td><td class='r'>300</td><td>1998-10-06</td></tr><tr><td>Gardiner Mill</td><td><a href='../states/oregon.html'>OR</a></td><td>GARDINER</td><td class='r'>297</td><td>1998-10-14</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/1998-01.html">January 1998</a></td><td class="r">8</td><td class="r">1,992</td></tr><tr><td><a href="../monthly/1998-02.html">February 1998</a></td><td class="r">10</td><td class="r">3,064</td></tr><tr><td><a href="../monthly/1998-03.html">March 1998</a></td><td class="r">5</td><td class="r">474</td></tr><tr><td><a href="../monthly/1998-04.html">April 1998</a></td><td class="r">40</td><td class="r">6,309</td></tr><tr><td><a href="../monthly/1998-05.html">May 1998</a></td><td class="r">15</td><td class="r">2,414</td></tr><tr><td><a href="../monthly/1998-06.html">June 1998</a></td><td class="r">9</td><td class="r">988</td></tr><tr><td><a href="../monthly/1998-07.html">July 1998</a></td><td class="r">14</td><td class="r">3,690</td></tr><tr><td><a href="../monthly/1998-08.html">August 1998</a></td><td class="r">12</td><td class="r">29,093</td></tr><tr><td><a href="../monthly/1998-09.html">September 1998</a></td><td class="r">13</td><td class="r">2,179</td></tr><tr><td><a href="../monthly/1998-10.html">October 1998</a></td><td class="r">25</td><td class="r">3,074</td></tr><tr><td><a href="../monthly/1998-11.html">November 1998</a></td><td class="r">31</td><td class="r">6,466</td></tr><tr><td><a href="../monthly/1998-12.html">December 1998</a></td><td class="r">13</td><td class="r">2,283</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/oregon.html'>Oregon</a> (OR)</td><td class='r'>29</td><td class='r'>33,275</td></tr><tr><td><a href='../states/illinois.html'>Illinois</a> (IL)</td><td class='r'>116</td><td class='r'>18,018</td></tr><tr><td><a href='../states/alabama.html'>Alabama</a> (AL)</td><td class='r'>23</td><td class='r'>7,086</td></tr><tr><td><a href='../states/kansas.html'>Kansas</a> (KS)</td><td class='r'>16</td><td class='r'>2,143</td></tr><tr><td><a href='../states/kentucky.html'>Kentucky</a> (KY)</td><td class='r'>11</td><td class='r'>1,504</td></tr></table> | |
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