US layoff notices in 2003

470WARN notices
69,891workers affected
10states

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 2003

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
Dyncorp Technical ServicesALDaleville3,1572003-09-29
National SteelILGRANITE CITY, 1951 STATE STREET2,7002003-02-19
Pfizer/PharmaciaILSkokie, 4901 Searle Parkway1,5002003-07-09
Robert BoschMIKentwood1,3502003-02-05
CessnaKS—1,2002003-04-10
Goodyear Dunlop TireALHuntsville1,1602003-10-07
Northwest AirlinesMIRomulus9842003-03-22
GM (Lansing Car Ass'y)MILansing9202003-11-06
Sara Lee Bakery GroupALFort Payne8002003-09-12
NorvergenceNJNEWARK/JERSEY CITY8002003-07-01
National MaunfacturingILSTERLING, 1 FIRST AVENUE7102003-09-25
Textron PCDILROCKFORD, 1303 SAMUELSON ROAD7002003-10-14
Kodak - Eastman KodakNYMONROE6882003-12-29
Bechtel PowerALDecatur6862003-08-26
Computer SciencesALHuntsville6672003-11-03
Daimler Chrysler Glass PlantMIDetroit6482003-09-29
NWS IllinoisILCHICAGO, 2600 WEST 35TH STREET6302003-03-18
Northwest AirlinesMILivonia5882003-09-25
American AirlinesILCHICAGO, OHARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT5432003-05-01
Internal Revenue ServiceILBloomington, 2402 E. Empire5102003-10-28

Month by month

MonthNoticesWorkers affected
January 2003668,901
February 2003397,774
March 2003495,779
April 2003456,415
May 2003425,447
June 2003231,692
July 2003407,423
August 2003293,550
September 20034410,152
October 2003405,845
November 2003324,521
December 2003212,392

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
Illinois (IL)15626,459
Michigan (MI)12016,157
Alabama (AL)5312,704
Kansas (KS)756,057
Oregon (OR)515,649
New Jersey (NJ)31,244
New York (NY)3752
Kentucky (KY)3736
Vermont (VT)3133
Oklahoma (OK)30
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