YRC Worldwide to Cut 600 Non-Union Jobs
YRC Worldwide is eliminating about 600 non-union jobs at the end of April, related to the integration of two subsidiaries and the economic meltdown. The…
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Hawaii Superferry Announces Layoffs
Officials with the Hawaii Superferry has announced it will cease operations, and lay off an undisclosed number of workers, in the wake of a state…
Railroad Furloughing 145 Employees
Greenwich, Connecticut-based railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming will furlough 50 more employees in the next 30 days, in addition to 95 furloughed so far. Genesee…
Electro-Motive Cutting 347 Jobs
Electro-Motive Diesel has informed 347 workers at its LaGrange, Illinois plant that they will lose their jobs in April. The locomotive manufacturer has operations in…
ABX Cuts 347 Jobs in Ohio
ABX Air is cutting 347 more employees at the Wilmington Air Park in southwest Ohio, bringing total job cuts for the company to more than…
FreightCar America Cutting Jobs at Illinois Plant
Chicago-based FreightCar America plans to cut 80% of workers at its Danville, Illinois facility. The railroad cars manufacturer told the Illinois Department of Commerce and…
Three Unemployed for Every Vacancy in Tampa Bay
There are 3.3 unemployed people for every online advertised job vacancy in Tampa Bay, Florida, according to a new study from The Conference Board and…
California the Leader in Green Job Creation
Since 2005, California has added "green" environmentally-oriented jobs at a much more rapid pace than non-green jobs, a new report says. From 2005 to 2007,…
Illinois Unemployment Hits 7.3%
The Illinois unemployment rate hit 7.6% in December, the highest since 1993 and up 0.3 points in November. The rate was 5.3% a year earlier,…
Texas Loses 25,700 Jobs in December
Texas employers slashed payrolls by 25,700 jobs in December, while the unemployment rate rose 0.3 points to 6%. In November the state lost 11,300 jobs.…