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Circuit City Stores Layoffs

Yes. Circuit City Stores filed 2 WARN notices to cut 141 jobs in 2 states, with the layoffs effective Mar 21, 2009. The most recent was filed Mar 21, 2009 under the federal WARN Act.

141 roles affected across 2 filings in 2 states.

Canary status: SingingEVIDENCE-BASED · NOT A PREDICTION
No WARN filing or SEC event in the recent window — quiet on the wire right now.
CanaryWhistle's own assessment, computed from the public filings listed on this page. It is a read of hiring and workforce activity, not a statement about Circuit City Stores's solvency or creditworthiness. Not a credit rating and not financial advice. See our sources and method.
◆ NATIONAL FOOTPRINT · 2 states. Each state files its own WARN notice, so small per-state counts are slices of one distributed layoff. Ranked by jobs cut:
New Jersey84Illinois57
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Filing history

Circuit City Stores has filed 2 WARN notices in 2009, cutting 141 jobs in total. No new filings in the last 12 months. The most recent was Mar 21, 2009.

141
2009
Corporate signalsSEC · PBGC · PRIMARY SOURCES

Material corporate events on record for Circuit City Stores, beyond the WARN notice, that fill in the wider story of a company under pressure. Each links to its official source. No other layoff tracker connects these.

May 26, 2009Pension FailurePBGC trusteed the RETIREMENT PLAN OF CIRCUIT CITY STORES, INC. plan (21,206 participants), RICHMOND, VA — the employer could no longer fund it.PBGC record →

Every filing

Ledgewood, New Jersey
Effective Mar 21, 2009 · notice date not published by New Jersey · official filing →
84
Layoff
Chicago, Illinois
Filed Jan 16, 2009 (17y ago) · Effective · · official filing →
57
Layoff

Questions

Is Circuit City Stores laying off employees?

Yes. Circuit City Stores filed 2 WARN notices to cut 141 jobs in 2 states, with the layoffs effective Mar 21, 2009. The most recent was filed Mar 21, 2009 under the federal WARN Act.

How many jobs is Circuit City Stores cutting?

141 jobs, across 2 official WARN filings in 2 states.

When do the Circuit City Stores layoffs take effect?

The most recent filing lists an effective date of Mar 21, 2009. The WARN Act requires roughly 60 days' advance notice, so the filing date precedes the job losses.

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