Layoffs roundup, January 1997

In January 1997, employers filed 11 WARN notices in 1 state, covering 1,964 workers. 10 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 3 notices from December 1996

Workers affected

1,964

Up 550 workers from December 1996

Plant closures

Up 5 closures from December 1996

Notices and workers affected per month

February 1996 to January 1997

WARN notices and workers affected per month
Month	Notices	Workers affected
February 1996	13	1,860
March 1996	16	6,276
April 1996	7	846
May 1996	14	1,528
June 1996	10	1,522
July 1996	13	2,260
August 1996	9	1,565
September 1996	10	1,657
October 1996	11	1,662
November 1996	9	2,636
December 1996	8	1,414
January 1997	11	1,964

By sector

January 1997

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

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Notable notices

The 10 notices with the most workers affected

Notable notices, January 1997
#	Company	City	State	Workers affected	Notice date	Layoffs from	Type	Source
1	The Thermos Company	Freeport	IL	520	Jan 28, 1997	n/a	Closure	IL WARN
2	VAN DEN BERGH FOODS COMPANY	LISLE	IL	279	Jan 20, 1997	n/a	Closure	IL WARN
3	The Uno-Ven Company	Arlington Heights	IL	251	Jan 28, 1997	n/a	Closure	IL WARN
4	Leaf, Inc	Lake Forest	IL	165	Jan 30, 1997	n/a	Layoff	IL WARN
5	Witco Corporation	Chicago	IL	157	Jan 2, 1997	n/a	Closure	IL WARN
6	MARSHALL FIELD'S	PARK FOREST	IL	125	Jan 10, 1997	n/a	Closure	IL WARN
7	Safeguard Business Systems, Inc.	Addison	IL	121	Jan 17, 1997	n/a	Closure	IL WARN
8	AMRE, INC.	ARLINGTON HGTS	IL	109	Jan 22, 1997	n/a	Closure	IL WARN
9	Mosby-Year Book, Inc	Chicago	IL	95	Jan 28, 1997	n/a	Closure	IL WARN
10	SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO	CHICAGO	IL	80	Jan 24, 1997	n/a	Closure	IL WARN

1
The Thermos Company520workers
ClosureFreeport, ILNotice: Jan 28, 1997
Illinois WARN list
2
VAN DEN BERGH FOODS COMPANY279workers
ClosureLISLE, ILNotice: Jan 20, 1997
Illinois WARN list
3
The Uno-Ven Company251workers
ClosureArlington Heights, ILNotice: Jan 28, 1997
Illinois WARN list
4
Leaf, Inc165workers
LayoffLake Forest, ILNotice: Jan 30, 1997
Illinois WARN list
5
Witco Corporation157workers
ClosureChicago, ILNotice: Jan 2, 1997
Illinois WARN list
6
MARSHALL FIELD'S125workers
ClosurePARK FOREST, ILNotice: Jan 10, 1997
Illinois WARN list
7
Safeguard Business Systems, Inc.121workers
ClosureAddison, ILNotice: Jan 17, 1997
Illinois WARN list
8
AMRE, INC.109workers
ClosureARLINGTON HGTS, ILNotice: Jan 22, 1997
Illinois WARN list
9
Mosby-Year Book, Inc95workers
ClosureChicago, ILNotice: Jan 28, 1997
Illinois WARN list
10
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO80workers
ClosureCHICAGO, ILNotice: Jan 24, 1997
Illinois WARN list

All 11 WARN notices of January 1997

Layoffs roundup, January 1997

Notices and workers affected per month

By sector

Notable notices

Roundups by month