A Whirlpool official has confirmed its Fort Smith plant will see layoffs in October and November.
A news release from the company did not include how many workers will be laid off.
In the release, Jill Saletta, director of external communications at Whirlpool, states: "Plant management has confirmed that they anticipate some layoffs to take place in October and November.
"The October layoffs are due to the end of production of counter-depth refrigerators at the plant, which we announced to employees at the end of 2009. November layoffs are anticipated due to softening of demand, which is typical at this time of year."
The production of counter-depth refrigerators is moving to a plant in Mexico.
Whirlpool is based in Benton Harbor, Mich. The Fort Smith factory manufactures side-by-side refrigerators and icemakers. It employs about 1,030 hourly workers and another 140 salaried there.
The Fort Smith plant has seen waves of layoffs in recent years. As recently as 2006, the Fort Smith plant employed about 4,600.
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