Kaiser Permanente Slashing 1,200 Jobs
Oakland, California's Kaiser Permanente is cutting 1,200 jobs, or 2% if its workforce. One-third of the jobs targeted are temporary or part-time jobs. The cuts…
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98 US Cities Lost Jobs Over Last 12 Months
Ninety-eight of the nation’s 100 largest cities lost jobs between June of 2008 and June 2009, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The…
Verizon Will Cut 8,000 More Jobs
Verizon will cut 8,000 jobs, or 3.6% of its work force, in the second half of 2009. The telecom firm has already cut 8,000 positions…
Weatherford International Cuts 3,000 Jobs
Weatherford International has cut 3,000 jobs and shuttered over 20 facilities; and the firm intends to keep cutting. The firm's Q2 earnings fell a catastrophic…
Forecast: US to Lose 1 Million More Jobs in 2009
Macroeconomic Advisers, a policy analysis firm, says the US may lose another 800,000 to 1 million jobs this year. The firm also says employment will…
Gannett to Lay Off 1,400 Newspaper Workers
Newspaper publisher Gannett will cut 1,400 jobs, or 3% of its work force. Staffers were informed of the impending layoffs today. The majority of firings…
ADP: US Lost 473,000 Jobs in June
ADP Employer Services says US private sector employers cut 473,000 jobs in June, more than the 395,000 previously forecast. Manufacturing and construction lost 250,000 workers;…
3M Laying off 40 Engineers
3M is laying off 40 workers from its engineering division. Most of those affected work at the firm's Maplewood, Minnesota headquarters. 3M is also closing…
Steelcase to Cut 200 White Collars
Grand Rapids, Michigan office furniture manufacturer Steelcase will lay off 200 white-collar employees, as the firm adjusts to a one-third drop in sales. The company…
Sun Microsystems Cutting 18 Arizona Jobs
Sun Microsystems is letting go 18 employees from its Phoenix, Arizona location. The Santa Clara, California-based computer networking firm to cut as many as 6,000…
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