The closure of a chicken processing plant will put 433 people out of work, according to the Putnam County Chamber of Commerce and mayor.

Perdue Farms is closing their Monterey plant, the Putnam County mayor announced Thursday night. The closure will leave 433 employees out of a job. Randy Porter, the mayor of Putnam County, says the plant has been a part of Monterey and the county's economy for numerous years.

Several hundred workers at Perdue Farms will soon be without a job after the company announced on Thursday it is closing the Putnam County facility. Once one of the leading poultry producers in the country,