US layoff notices in 2005

453WARN notices
62,410workers 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 2005

CompanyStateLocationWorkersNotice date
BoeingKS—8,1162005-03-11
General MotorsMI- Lansing Car Assem Lansing2,2002005-03-02
General Motors (Lansing Car Ass'y)MILansing1,7752005-03-02
Sears Holdings MgmtILHoffman Estates, 3333 Beverly Road1,0002005-03-24
Air WisconsinILCHICAGO, OHare International Airport Terminal 2, Gate F48002005-04-14
IAP World ServicesWABangor7872005-07-25
Russell Corp. (Alex City)ALAlexander City7472005-12-13
SitelORHillsboro6952005-10-05
Abbott LaboratoriesILAbbott Park, 100 Abbott Park Road6912005-07-13
Northwest AirlinesMIRomulus6622005-09-22
SteelcaseMIGrand Rapids6002005-03-28
Glass GroupNJMILLVILLE6002005-08-01
Amalgamated SugarORNYSSA5102005-01-19
Monaco CoachORBend5002005-04-15
ST. Barnabas HealthNJIRVINGTON4852005-10-01
Alaska AirlinesWASeattle4772005-05-19
Coupon ServicesNJJERSEY CITY4342005-03-01
United AirlinesWAKent4262005-04-11
ABN-AMRO ServicesILChicago, 540 W Madison Street4202005-08-26
American CoalILGalatia, 9085 Highway 34 North (PO Box 727 Harrisburg 62946)4042005-12-30

Month by month

MonthNoticesWorkers affected
January 2005363,522
February 2005273,345
March 20054217,902
April 2005485,362
May 2005495,202
June 2005474,233
July 2005395,263
August 2005364,007
September 2005443,956
October 2005253,123
November 2005282,858
December 2005323,637

By state

StateNoticesWorkers affected
Illinois (IL)7712,975
New Jersey (NJ)10111,318
Michigan (MI)7611,141
Kansas (KS)5110,313
Washington (WA)726,746
Alabama (AL)405,530
Oregon (OR)253,287
Kentucky (KY)6849
Vermont (VT)3251
Oklahoma (OK)20
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