He said the county could wait until next month before it would have to start sending out layoff notices.

In the meantime, the layoff notices are on the way.

Still he said that he expected a layoff notice soon.

Then in October, the city sent him a layoff notice.

Then three days before Thanksgiving, he received another layoff notice.

When that job ended with a layoff notice, others did not follow and the truly hard times began.

One hotel union official said 1,000 layoff notices had already gone out.

And while no specific individuals have yet received layoff notices, everyone knows they're coming.

Their baby brother, 45-year-old Larry, already has a layoff notice in hand from his company, also an aircraft manufacturer.

All of the layoff notices will be out within two weeks, the Governor's office said.