17,020 workers were affected by WARN Act layoffs in 2011
According to WARN Act filings submitted to state workforce agencies, 2011 recorded 147 WARN notices affecting 17,020 workers, averaging 116 workers per notice.
The single largest filer in 2011, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, accounts for 4% of workers named in that year's recorded WARN filings.
Monthly Workers Affected - 2011
2011 filing desk
The five largest recorded WARN filings in each month, ordered by workers affected. This is a guide to the source-backed employer records, not a complete list of all filings.
Jan 2011 15 recorded notices · 1,702 workers
- 5 Medtec Ambulance Goshen, IN · filed 2011-01-11 154workers
- 4 Kmart Sears Holding Support Center Tabb, VA · filed 2011-01-25 158workers
- 2 Key Plastics Hartford City, IN · filed 2011-01-27 214workers
- 1 Pilchuck Contractors Puget Sound, WA · filed 2011-01-28 300workers
- 3 DAL Global Services Seattle, WA · filed 2011-01-31 168workers
Feb 2011 9 recorded notices · 948 workers
- 2 Penguin Windows Lynwood, WA · filed 2011-02-01 210workers
- 5 Masco Support Services Indianapolis, IN · filed 2011-02-07 67workers
- 4 Genco ATC Brownsburg, IN · filed 2011-02-14 76workers
- 1 Northrop Grumman Technical Services Suffolk, VA · filed 2011-02-28 293workers
- 3 Benchmark Hospitality Virginia Beach, VA · filed 2011-02-28 85workers
Mar 2011 8 recorded notices · 739 workers
- 3 Remuda Ranch One East Apache Street Wickenburg AZ Milford, VA · filed 2011-03-10 74workers
- 4 Union Bank, N.A Everett, WA · filed 2011-03-11 72workers
- 2 Lafayette Life Insurance Company Lafayette, IN · filed 2011-03-24 159workers
- 5 Ruan Transport Decatur, IN · filed 2011-03-30 58workers
- 1 Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach, VA · filed 2011-03-31 270workers
Apr 2011 12 recorded notices · 868 workers
- 1 Whirlpool Yakima, WA · filed 2011-04-12 140workers
- 2 Whirlpool Corporation Yakima, WA · filed 2011-04-12 140workers
- 4 Aircraft Service International Group ASIG JFK International Airport Terminial DCA-Arlington, VA · filed 2011-04-21 86workers
- 5 Canusa Hershman Recycling of Virginia Manassas, VA · filed 2011-04-22 86workers
- 3 Pinnacle Foods Group Tacoma, WA · filed 2011-04-26 139workers
May 2011 19 recorded notices · 2,715 workers
- 2 Best Buy Franklin, IN · filed 2011-05-16 301workers
- 1 STARTEK Collinsville, VA · filed 2011-05-23 628workers
- 5 Flextronics Americas Multiple Retail Locations in VA, VA · filed 2011-05-25 193workers
- 3 Grays Harbor Paper Hoquiam, WA · filed 2011-05-27 231workers
- 4 Nordstrom Indianapolis, IN · filed 2011-05-27 203workers
Jun 2011 10 recorded notices · 908 workers
- 3 Penguin Windows Lynnwood, WA · filed 2011-06-15 121workers
- 1 Gates Glade Spring, VA · filed 2011-06-22 146workers
- 4 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Servicing Bellevue, WA · filed 2011-06-22 113workers
- 5 Comcast (cable) Indianapolis, IN · filed 2011-06-29 103workers
- 2 American Press One American Place Gordonsville Virginia Gordonsville, VA · filed 2011-06-30 123workers
Jul 2011 9 recorded notices · 1,381 workers
- 5 Kearney & Company, P.C Indianapolis, IN · filed 2011-07-21 84workers
- 2 Ficosa North America Berne, IN · filed 2011-07-25 175workers
- 1 CH2MHill Plateau Remediation Company Richland, WA · filed 2011-07-29 750workers
- 3 Materials & Energy Richland, WA · filed 2011-07-29 141workers
- 4 Materials & Energy Corporation Richland, WA · filed 2011-07-29 141workers
Aug 2011 13 recorded notices · 1,212 workers
- 2 Caribbean Cove Hotel and Water Park Indianapolis, IN · filed 2011-08-09 206workers
- 5 Hampton Affiliates Randle, WA · filed 2011-08-09 80workers
- 4 Tri-County Truss Burlington, WA · filed 2011-08-23 94workers
- 1 TeleTech Bremerton, WA · filed 2011-08-31 240workers
- 3 INOVA Health System Manassas, VA · filed 2011-08-31 143workers
Sep 2011 10 recorded notices · 796 workers
- 1 Workhorse Custom Chassis Union City, IN · filed 2011-09-12 212workers
- 3 Pace American Enterprises Middlebury, IN · filed 2011-09-13 106workers
- 5 Stimson Lumber Colville, WA · filed 2011-09-15 67workers
- 4 Kroger Food Stores Richmond, VA · filed 2011-09-22 101workers
- 2 Navistar Fort Wayne, IN · filed 2011-09-30 133workers
Oct 2011 25 recorded notices · 3,744 workers
- 1 Kimberly-Clark Everett, WA · filed 2011-10-19 760workers
- 2 Kimberly-Clark Corporation Everett, WA · filed 2011-10-19 760workers
- 5 Ford Motor Company Indianapolis, IN · filed 2011-10-20 163workers
- 3 Washington State Employment Security Department Statewide, WA · filed 2011-10-21 222workers
- 4 Lawrenceburg Distillers Indiana Lawrenceburg, IN · filed 2011-10-21 176workers
Nov 2011 9 recorded notices · 1,019 workers
- 1 Best Buy Franklin, IN · filed 2011-11-03 223workers
- 5 Marion Youth Center Marion, VA · filed 2011-11-08 108workers
- 3 Bayer HealthCare Mishawaka, IN · filed 2011-11-16 132workers
- 2 Emerald Shared Services DBA K&L Distributors Renton, WA · filed 2011-11-21 215workers
- 4 RCF Kitchens Indiana Cambridgebr />City, IN · filed 2011-11-28 131workers
Dec 2011 8 recorded notices · 988 workers
- 2 Windstream Communications Richmond, VA · filed 2011-12-01 70workers
- 1 Snokist Growers Yakima, WA · filed 2011-12-09 607workers
- 3 Aramark Norfolk, VA · filed 2011-12-09 67workers
- 4 Pitney Bowes Chesapeake, VA · filed 2011-12-09 64workers
- 5 Georgia Gulf Corporation (Royal Outdoor Products facility) Milford, IN · filed 2011-12-14 60workers
Where 2011 filings landed
States ranked by workers affected in notices filed in 2011 . The top five hold 100% of the year's affected workers.
Largest single 2011 filing
One notice, not the employer's annual sum: the biggest individual WARN disclosure filed in 2011.
Filing type on record: closure
Top Employers by Workers - 2011
Showing the 20 largest of 137 employers that filed in 2011.
| # | Company | Workers | Notices |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | 760 | 1 |
| 2 | Kimberly-Clark | 760 | 1 |
| 3 | CH2MHill Plateau Remediation Company | 750 | 1 |
| 4 | STARTEK | 697 | 2 |
| 5 | Snokist Growers | 607 | 1 |
| 6 | Best Buy | 524 | 2 |
| 7 | Penguin Windows | 331 | 2 |
| 8 | Pilchuck Contractors | 300 | 1 |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman Technical Services | 293 | 1 |
| 10 | Verizon Wireless | 270 | 1 |
| 11 | TeleTech | 240 | 1 |
| 12 | Flextronics Americas | 234 | 2 |
| 13 | Grays Harbor Paper | 231 | 1 |
| 14 | Washington State Employment Security Department | 222 | 1 |
| 15 | Emerald Shared Services DBA K&L Distributors | 215 | 1 |
| 16 | Key Plastics | 214 | 1 |
| 17 | Workhorse Custom Chassis | 212 | 1 |
| 18 | Caribbean Cove Hotel and Water Park | 206 | 1 |
| 19 | Nordstrom | 203 | 1 |
| 20 | Lawrenceburg Distillers Indiana | 176 | 1 |
Industries
Top 10 of 14 sectors with filings.
What the 2011 WARN Record Shows
In 2011, employers filed 147 WARN Act notices in this dataset, reporting 17,020 affected workers across 137 employers and 14 sectors.
Oct was the heaviest month, with 3,744 workers (22% of the 2011 total). Against 2010, workers affected rose 46%. That makes 2011 the 17th-largest of the 19 years on record. Kimberly-Clark Corporation alone accounts for 4% of the year's affected workers. Other Services led sector totals at 56% of 2011 workers, ahead of Manufacturing. WA led the geography at 6,928 workers (41% of 2011), ahead of VA, so one state shapes the annual map. That flips the prior-year geographic lead: 2010 was headed by IN, while 2011 is headed by WA. The single largest 2011 filing was Kimberly-Clark Corporation in Everett, WA at 760 workers (4% of the year), noticed 2011-10-19 with an effective date of 2012-01-01.
Closest years by workers affected: 2014 (17,813 workers, 5% higher); 2016 (18,265 workers, 7% higher); 2018 (18,619 workers, 9% higher); 2013 (18,692 workers, 10% higher).
Coverage limits, filing-year rules, and entitlements
WARN notices cover qualifying events, not every workforce reduction: federal coverage depends on the employer, worksite, event size, workforce share, timing, and exceptions, while state rules can differ. At an average of 116 workers per notice, 2011 filings concentrated in the smaller-event band, consistent with partial facility layoffs that still crossed the reporting threshold. A notice is counted in the year it was FILED, not the year separations take effect, so a December filing whose layoffs land in January still belongs here. A listed worker or filing does not by itself establish an individual entitlement; our guide explains the factors to check.
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Frequently Asked Questions about 2011
How many workers were laid off in 2011? ▼
In 2011, WARN Act filings reported 17,020 workers affected across 147 notices.
Which companies had the biggest layoffs in 2011? ▼
Kimberly-Clark Corporation filed the largest 2011 total at 760 workers across 1 notice, 4% of the year, followed by Kimberly-Clark at 760 and CH2MHill Plateau Remediation Company at 750.
Are layoffs increasing or decreasing in 2011? ▼
Workers affected rose 46% against 2010, from 11,652 to 17,020.
What industries had the most layoffs in 2011? ▼
Other Services led 2011 with 9,474 workers across 72 notices, then Manufacturing at 2,067. 14 sectors recorded filings in total.
Which states had the most WARN layoffs in 2011? ▼
WA led 2011 with 6,928 workers (41% of the year), followed by VA at 5,165. The top five states held 100% of affected workers, flipping the 2010 lead held by IN.
What was the largest single WARN filing in 2011? ▼
The largest individual notice filed in 2011 was Kimberly-Clark Corporation (Everett, WA) for 760 workers on 2011-10-19 (effective 2012-01-01). That is one disclosure, not Kimberly-Clark Corporation's full-year total across every notice.
Does the WARN Act data capture all layoffs in 2011? ▼
No. WARN notices cover qualifying events, not every workforce reduction. Federal coverage depends on the employer, worksite, event size, workforce share, timing, and exceptions; state rules can differ. Gradual attrition and voluntary separation programs are also not included, so actual job losses can be higher than the WARN record alone suggests.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor and state WARN Act layoff registries 2011 WARN Act filings compiled from public state workforce agency disclosures · September 2026 WARN filings cover qualifying notices, not every workforce reduction; this public-record summary is not legal, financial, or employment advice.
2011 totals are compiled directly from WARN Act filings filed in that calendar year. The full employer roster CSV lives on our open data page.
2011 WARN totals compiled from official state WARN-Act layoff registries ; largest single filing on record was Kimberly-Clark Corporation (760 workers). See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainLayoffs for the 2011 filing year (as of September 2026).