Layoffs roundup, August 1994

In August 1994, employers filed 8 WARN notices in 1 state, covering 18,713 workers. 5 of the notices were plant closures. Counted by notice date from the WARN lists of the states; each notice links to its source.

Updated Nov 10, 2026

WARN notices

Up 1 notice from July 1994

Workers affected

18,713

Up 16,549 workers from July 1994

Plant closures

Same as July 1994

Notices and workers affected per month

September 1993 to August 1994

WARN notices and workers affected per month
Month	Notices	Workers affected
September 1993	8	5,982
October 1993	14	2,149
November 1993	14	2,211
December 1993	9	3,445
January 1994	6	18,851
February 1994	10	3,576
March 1994	9	2,275
April 1994	7	774
May 1994	6	875
June 1994	13	7,532
July 1994	7	2,164
August 1994	8	18,713

By sector

August 1994

Too few of the month's notices have a sector on record to show a split.

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Notable notices

All 8, the most workers affected first

Notable notices, August 1994
#	Company	City	State	Workers affected	Notice date	Layoffs from	Type	Source
1	FIRST CHICAGO-COMMUNITY BANKING GROUP	CHICAGO	IL	17,300	Aug 4, 1994	n/a	Layoff	IL WARN
2	MATSUSHITA TELEVISION COMPANY	FRANKLIN PARK	IL	400	Aug 15, 1994	n/a	Closure	IL WARN
3	AT&T Consumer Communications Services Facility	NAPERVILLE	IL	350	Aug 12, 1994	n/a	Layoff	IL WARN
4	Tesa Tape Inc.	Carbondale	IL	300	Aug 15, 1994	n/a	Layoff	IL WARN
5	AMERICAN DRUG STORES, INC	FRANKLIN PARK	IL	136	Aug 25, 1994	n/a	Closure	IL WARN
6	MONTEREY COAL COMPANY MINE	CARLINVILLE	IL	90	Aug 1, 1994	n/a	Closure	IL WARN
7	MCKECHNIE PLASTIC PACKAGING	URBANA	IL	87	Aug 26, 1994	n/a	Closure	IL WARN
8	Park Wicker L P	Herrin	IL	50	Aug 12, 1994	n/a	Closure	IL WARN

1
FIRST CHICAGO-COMMUNITY BANKING GROUP17,300workers
LayoffCHICAGO, ILNotice: Aug 4, 1994
Illinois WARN list
2
MATSUSHITA TELEVISION COMPANY400workers
ClosureFRANKLIN PARK, ILNotice: Aug 15, 1994
Illinois WARN list
3
AT&T Consumer Communications Services Facility350workers
LayoffNAPERVILLE, ILNotice: Aug 12, 1994
Illinois WARN list
4
Tesa Tape Inc.300workers
LayoffCarbondale, ILNotice: Aug 15, 1994
Illinois WARN list
5
AMERICAN DRUG STORES, INC136workers
ClosureFRANKLIN PARK, ILNotice: Aug 25, 1994
Illinois WARN list
6
MONTEREY COAL COMPANY MINE90workers
ClosureCARLINVILLE, ILNotice: Aug 1, 1994
Illinois WARN list
7
MCKECHNIE PLASTIC PACKAGING87workers
ClosureURBANA, ILNotice: Aug 26, 1994
Illinois WARN list
8
Park Wicker L P50workers
ClosureHerrin, ILNotice: Aug 12, 1994
Illinois WARN list

All 8 WARN notices of August 1994

Layoffs roundup, August 1994

Notices and workers affected per month

By sector

Notable notices

Roundups by month