Fri 7-3-2009 (updated 3x a day)

Comment on today's layoff news

Falling incomes could continue to depress housing prices

Krugman calls for bigger stimulus in the face of terrible June jobs report

Zero job growth: 1999-2009

University of Illinois -8

Judge blocks Hawaii furloughs; Governor may resort to layoffs

Solana County, CA -73

Muncie, IN potential police layoffs

Rainier School -40

"Forewarn Act" could expand on the WARN act

Flosom, CA schools potential laoyffs -60

Prestage Farms -200

Onandaga County, NY considers layoffs to reduce budget shortfall

Harvard University -77

Tegrant Corp. -12

Iowa Public Radio -5

Wellpoint Health -50

Older unemployed workers struggle to find jobs

WesCorp -90

TNT Post (The Netherlands) -11,000


Thu 7-2-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

European Union unemployment rises to 9.5%, peak predicted at 11.5%

TruTV -106

Embarq -30

Teleperformance USA -250

Austrian Airlines (EU) -1,000

West Corp. potential layoffs -176

Big Dog Motorcycles -20

Evite -9

Allied Systems Holdings -120

"Recession-proof" schoolteachers feeling the pinch

Canadia Pacific Railways temp layoffs -2,700

Oslers (Canada) -23

Mercury Marine layoffs looming

Texas A&M Athletics -17

Layoffs likely for Pasco County, FL

5% unemployment could be a decade away (Cranky: or never)

FRC Components -13

Widen Enterprises -15

Pendelton Wollen Mills -43

Springboro, OH Community Schools -13

Highland County, FL potential layoffs -22

Montgomery County, OH Courts -12

Oracle Corp. (EU) -1,000

Ruden McClosky -8

Bay City, MI fire department update -6

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens -7

City of Margate, FL potential layoffs

Employment Report: 467K Jobs lost in June, unemployment rate remains at 9.5%

Ontario Systems -35

Las Vegas Sands Corp. -194

Ford Motor Corp. -275

National Steel Car Corp. (Canada) -600

City of Escondito, CA -25

Konecranes -41

Monson Trucking -200

Chicago Public Schools layoffs take effect -557

California hotel forclosures double in 90 days

Crabtree & Evelyn Boutiques file for bankruptcy

Caribbean in economic freefall

Gehl Company -72

Lake County, FL clerk of courts -10

Charlotte & Mecklenburg Schools layoff update -1,176

Cam Mining layoffs in progress

Layoffs looming for city of Yakima, CA

Clermont County, OH public library -24

Scholarship America -17

Warren OH police dept. -8

City of Atlanta, GA jail workers -109


Wed 7-1-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

Briggs & Stratton -430

Printpack -27

Virgin Atlantic (UK) -600

Gannett confirms layoffs -1,400

Tennessean Newspaper -35

Mass layoffs at highest level since 1995

Dow Chemical -100

Oculina Bank -4

Zalk Joseph Fabricators -22

Integrated Device Technology (Canada) -35

Acushnet -77

Sutter Solano Medical Center -34

Chelan County, WA potential layoffs -20-30

Spin Magazine -6

Wells Fargo -50

CUNA -18

Fairfax County, VA -35

ADP: 473K private sector jobs cut in June

Hawaii state workers rally to protest furloughs

Baldor Electric Co. -120

City of new London, CT sends layoff notices -90

City of Aurora, IL Human Services -80

Paramount Pictures -31

Gannett layoff update: 1,000 to 2,000 jobs cut

State of Nebraska -7

AgCo potential layoffs -130

Chrysler Financial -240


Tue 6-30-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

Simcoe Muskoka Catholic School Board (Canada) -15

Silicon Image -80

Hudson, MI area schools -7

WTVJ Miami -8

Rumored Gannett layoffs coming in the next few days

Vibe Magazine shutters, all staff laid off

Sparton Corp. -14

St. Paul Pioneer Press -11

Oakland, CA police department potential layoffs

Chrysler Financial -350

Nassau County, NY potential layoffs -900

Aurora Health Care -90

Prestage Foods -212

Washoe County, NV -300

Joost to lay off 60-75 employees in transition to B2B service

Jobless rates rise in all major US metro areas in May

Martinsville, VA unemployment hits 22%

Donna, TX School district potential layoffs -100

Emerson Power Transmission -35

Lloyds banking Group (UK) -2,100

Greene County, OH -6

Westport Shipyard (WA) layoffs in progress

Chrysler Museum of Art -6

Holyoke, MA area schools -62

Delta Dental -60

Fiscal crisis could lead to additioanl 685 job cuts at Detroit schools

City of Contra Costa, CA

City of Lakeville, MA police department -7

Fort Mills, SC area schools -9

American Airlines -5

Bay City, MI Fire Department -5

City of Santa Cruz, CA moves to four day work week

Smithfield Foods -140

7 top warning signs of impending layoffs

GE Capital -127

Potential AM General layoffs -250

Potential layoffs at Lerdo Jail in Bakersfield, CA -93

Yahoo's Maven Networks potential closure, layoffs

City of Waukegan, IL potential layoffs -40


Mon 6-29-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

Winston-Salem State University -16

Layoffs looming for East Orange, NJ firefighters & police

Portland, ME firefighters -9

Layoffs coming to Lousiana State University

Salt Lake County, UT plans budget cuts, layoffs

Retailers having a terrible summer

America's most endangered malls

Hovensa Refinery (U.S.V.I.) -270

TG Missouri -30

Gibson Guitars -50

Twentieth Television -10

Sun Newspapers -12

National Archives Publishing Co. -120

Quality Industries -111

Ethan Allen additional layoffs -320

Michigan State Police Update -100

Valapariso University -50

Unipres -125

Central Valley, CA employer survey: heavy layoffs to continue

City of El Monte, CA considers bankruptcy

San Joaquin County, CA school layoffs top 1,100

Great Read: The Great American Bubble Machine

LA Independent TV stations -95

HR Professionals survey: layoffs are nowhere near over


Sun 6-28-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

175 CA Hotels in foreclosure

Businessweek looks at the lost decade for jobs

City of Walnut Creek, CA facing layoffs

Colorado employment crisis worst since the great depression

Jobless claims a drag on the U.S. economy

Badcock Co. -40

St. John's Military Academy -12

CA Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement -63

Sacramento County Sheriff's Update -207

Cincinnati Police Department potential layoffs -200


Sat 6-27-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

University of Oklahoma Press -8

Florida A&M University layoffs looming

FBL Financial Group -71

SMART -14

Parajo Valley, CA School District facing "hundreds" of layoffs

Indianapolis Star employees facing layoffs, large salary cuts

Phoenix Insurance Co. layoffs update -210

Hospice of the Red River Valley -11

Midwest Industries -16

Trendway Corp. -32

The Gas House -30

Public Safety -21


Fri 6-26-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

Public Safety Products (Canada) -21

PTC Alliance layoffs become permanent -90

BAE Systems -125

Blue Cross Alabama -151

Sears Call Center (Canada) -230

Iowa Court System -50

Detroit Public Schools -1,776

City of Santa Cruz, CA moves to 4-day workweek

City of Sacramento, CA potential layoffs -100

Emerson Power Transmission Co. -35

Benjamin Moore & Co. -108

Kennametal -26

Lincoln Land Community College -10

Smithfield Foods -140

State of Illinois potential layoffs -2,200

Fox Interactive Media -75

MVP Healthcare -13

Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center -20

Clackamas County, OR -85

Michigan State Troopers layoff update -100

Scotts Valley, CA area schools -33

Pinnacle Foods -69

Jaguar Land Rover (EU) -2,000

Avatech Solutions -41

City of Scottsdale, AZ -49

THe Salvation Army of Greater NY -98

Liebherr Mining -49

City of Newburgh, NY -13

Komo Machine -20


Thu 6-25-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

Moutain Coal Co. -101

Kimberly-Clark -1,600

Roseburg, OR School District -10

Harris RF Communications -77

Heli-One Composites (Canada) -120

Port St. Lucie, FL Club Med -161

Corus Steel (EU) -2,045

Belden Brick -50

Ethan Allen -360

Gardner Denver -58

Agriculture Canada -360

Gannett employee pay cut 4-6%

Gander Aerospace (Canada) -120

A decade of lost jobs

Weekly unemployment claims rise to 627K

City of tampa, FL -10

Spring Hill, FL area golf courses close -50

Salinas Valley, CA prison workers protest layoffs

Potential Chicago Public Schools layoffs -1,000

Jefferson County, AL to lay off "hundreds"

City of Rutland, VT to shut down over budget crisis

Vermont Agency of Natural Resources -58

Jefferson County, AL on the verge of bankruptcy

Eureka City, CA area schools -35

Solana County, CA jails -13

Yuba City, AZ area schools -56

Cadbury (UK) -200

Yonkers, NY area schools -15

U.S. Foodservice -200

Valedictorian punished in CA for layoffs protest

Liebherr Mining Co. -49

Red Revier Valley, ND Hospice -11

Firefly Energy -15

North Clackamas, OR area schools -15


Wed 6-24-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

Florida International University layoffs looming

Ergon Inc. -50

Dykema Gossett -17

Miller Canfield -13

Study: Job losses in CA to top one million by the fall

Steelcase -200

Kruger (Canada) -130

City of Scottsdale, AZ -50

Pratt & Whitney -170

Clermont County, OH workers face furloughs, layoffs

Vulcan Ventures -17

City of Worcester, MA -40

Hendrickson International Trailer Systems -70

Dayton, OH Art Institute -5

PTC Alliance -110

City of Rochester, NY area schools -200

Monsanto -900

MTV -75

Verizon Wireless -42

Rockstar Games -16

GM has new deadline to slash white collar jobs -4,000

DC Jobless rate surpasses 10%

DRS Test & Energy -65

City of Cherry Hill, NJ -14

Sacramento, CA fire department -68

Fort Worth, TX area schools -95

American General Life -291

Methuen, MA police department -20

Kane County, IL Health Department projects 10% staffing cuts

City of Stockton, CA -68

U.S. Xpress -14

State Newspaper (SC) -6

Orange County, CA Sheriff's Department -50

Quicksilver -168

Potential Edison, NJ layoffs, furloughs -75

City of Wichita, NY potential layoffs -50

Mesaba Airlines -110

Hav-a-Tampa Cigars -500


Tue 6-23-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

"Massive" layoffs rumored at Barclays Bank

Boston Symphony Orchestra -10

Oregon City, OR area schools -22

Nobel Automotive Ohio, Inc. -100

Canada's slump has become as deep as America's

City of Aurora, CO -8

Sumco Phoenix closing Ohio factory -623

Sauer-Danfoss -145

Additional temporary Rubbermaid layoffs -125

Calaveras County, CA -40

Springboro, OH area schools -11

Muncie, IN police dept. -5

Washington, D.C. area schools -250

Layoffs looming in Witchia, KS -101

Baker University -7

Radnor Township, PA -12

City of Queen Creek, AZ -8

Belmont County, OH -13

United Guaranty -160

Harvard University -275

Myspace International -300

May mass layoffs tie all-time March record

Lockheed layoff update -750

Obama administration expects 10% national unemployment soon

Sara Lee Corp. -273

Levi, Ray & Shoup Inc. -23

City of Los Angeles, CA -76

City of Auburn, CA -9


Mon 6-22-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

Rogers Communications outsources IT -550

Alberto-Culver -160

New Hampshire state workers moving closer to 4-day work week

Thousands of Cessna workers begin month-long furlough

Pioneer Automotive -61

Culinary Union agrees to wage freeze

Targeted Genetics, Inc. -30

Razorfish -178

Perseus Books Group -20

Christianity Today International -30

Massey Energy -45

MPG -50

Unemployment benefits running out at an alarming rate

Will high unemployment be an enduring legacy?

Gannet Corp. layoff rumors -4,500

Indiana unemployment reaches 10.6%

Des Moines, IA area schools -39

States turn to last resort tactics in the face of massive budget shortfalls

Toyota Industrial Equipment -100

City of Taunton, MA -11

Thompson Tractor Corp. -100

Boeing Corp. addional layoff round -250

Plastek Industries -70


Sun 6-21-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

Foundations trim staff as budgets fall

Taylor Steel -45

City of Vallejo, Ca layoff update -26

Newton County, GA -14

City of West New York, NJ -73

Caterpillar workers rally to protest layoffs

Atmel Corp. second round of layoffs -266

San Francisco Zoo considers layoffs, reduced hours


Sat 6-20-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

Hawaii tourism plunged 17% in March

Buzzi Unicem USA -30

Dane County, WI workers accept 5% pay cut

All American Homes, Inc. 90

The Art Institute of Chicago -22

500K familes in Puerto Rico now on food stamps

Florida Court Clerks -1,400

New Hampshire Dept. of Corrections -32

Vale Inco -12

Riverside County, CA unemployment rate tops 13.1%

East Haven, CT area schools -23

Hartford County, MD area libraries -34

Gospel Music Association -4

Mohegan Sun Casino -7

West Virginia Steel -35


Fri 6-19-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

Hawaii Schools to close 13 extra days due to budget cuts

Metalcraft of Mayville extends layoffs -81

CA Unemployment climbs to all-time record of 11.5%

Hilton Kauai Beach temporary layoffs -252

West Corp. -160

Albany Times Union -45

Berkshire Health Systems -79

Tallahassee, FL approves budget, job cuts -112

The Harford insurance company to to outsource claims processing jobs -400

West Elk Mine -61

Cornerstone of Quincy, MA -8

Maury County, TN area schools -35

Hartford County, MD -35

Fallbrook, CA area schools -49

Michigan in "state of emergency" as unemployment soars to 14.1%

Eastern Niagara Hospital -20

Milsco Manufacturing -100

IBM -68

Lynnwood, CA area schools -78

City of Costa Mesa, CA -23

bank of Hawaii -12

Konecranes -18

Sarasota, FL county clerk -24

Mercy Health Partners -70

Walker Machinery Co. -45

Bath Iron Works 2nd round of layoffs -41

Firestone Industrial Products -14

City of Modesto, CA Police Department -10


Thu 6-18-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

Weekly unemployment claims jump to 608K; continued claims show slight drop

Comair -81

States in big trouble over plunging tax revenues

West New York residents protest police layoffs

Raymond Industrial cutting 10% of North American workforce

Potential East Baton Rouge, LA school layoffs -100

DeKalb County, GA -60

Modesto CA, Police Dept. -10

Sacramento County, CA layoffs approved -800

Kerr Beverage Co. -56

City of Edison, NJ potential layoffs -75

San Joaquin Delta College -42

City of Visalia, CA moves ahead with mandatory furloughs

Jasper County, SC -15

CDI Marine files WARN notice -167

City of Victorville, CA approves layoffs -140

Cincinnati, OH firefighter layoffs -105

Holland, MI public schools layoff update -40

Oscient Pharmaceuticals -180

City of Memphis, TN -79

British Airways asks staff to work for free

World economic decline is tracking the path of the Great Depression


Wed 6-17-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

Cooper Tire -59

Delphi -116

Washington State University -360

University of Iowa Hospitals update -130

University of Nebraska-Lincoln -56

Portland Bureau of Development Services -90

Milsco Inc. -20

City of Rahway, NJ -7

Ford Stamping Plant -87

layoffs imminent at LCN Closers

Bank of America -81

Michelin (France) -1,093

Salinas, CA high school -13

Wayne County, MI -500

City of Portland, OR -150

Southold Town, NY -17

Talbots update -325

Adams County, MO Health Dept. -30

Grand Rapids, MI area schools -141

City of Wilmington, DE -8

Bishop Kearney High School -10

Sacramento County Probation Dept. -344

Evonik Cyro LLC -35

Layoffs looming for Santa Barbara, CA area schools

City of Columbia, SC -10

Duluth, MN area schools -47

North Canton, OH Public Library -9


Tue 6-16-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

Myspace layoffs confirmed -425

Lockheed Martin -750

Fox Interactive Media layoffs underway, no official count yet

Girtz Industries -60

Niagra Cutter layoffs underway; no official count yet

Jostens -185

Dean Foods -120

Escanaba, MI attorney general's office -21

UCLA forecast: CA state worker layoffs could top 60,000

Marvel Manufacturing -65

Palm Springs, CA school district -120

Lansing, MI Community College -19

Springfield, MA area schools -74

Salida, Ca area schools -13

Redwood City, CA layoffs -11

Illinois Governor: 10,000 layoffs needed to balance budget

City of Tallahassee, FL -80

City of Petaluma, CA -10

Texas Regional Girl Scouts offices -11

Portage, MI area schools -23

City of Visalia, CA issues furloughs to 575 city workers

City of New York budget agreement reached -2,000

Massive layoffs looming in Minnesota due to budget crisis

City of Cincinnati, OH -47

"Horrific" budget cuts, layoffs coming to the Univrsity of California system

Watson Pharmaceuticals -275

Fall River, MA additional layoffs possible -200

The supposed recovery in picutres


Mon 6-15-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

Rangers Baseball team front office -27

Massive protest as firefighters fight layoffs in Florida

Lockeed Corp. -535

Cayman Chemical temp layoffs -28

Arizona Opera layoffs today

State of Vermont attempts to induce 1,000 workers to retire early

CUNA Mutual Group -52

City of Suffolk, NY -17

Volunteer Fabricators -145

Vacumet Corp. -99

Nordyne -54

Nobel Automotive -33

Orhan North America -7

Hutchison FTS -20

Kansas City potential job cuts -50

Gary, IN bus drivers walk off job to protest layoffs

Parker-Hannifin -10

Broward County, FL area school -396

Greater nevada Credit Union -27

Oldham County, KY area schools -50

Guardian Life Insurance -39

Bridgewater, MA area schools -90

What a "jobless recovery" really means: a massive redistribution of wealth

2009 potentially tracking the same economic scenario as 1930

Premier Elkhorn Coal Company -100

Many employess working for free during furloughs

In a reversal of the 1930s, Californias head for the "dust bowl" to find work

City of Modesto, CA potential layoffs -14

Reno cops won't give up pay increase, so city will lay off workers -89


Sun 6-14-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

Delta College of San Joaquin, CA laoyffs looming

US Airways to furlough flight attendants -400

City of Dallas, TX layoff update -800

State of Wisconsin layoffs pass in state senate -1,400

TV Guide Channel -38

Tuscon, CA Unified School District -200

Report: Workers face worst conditions since the Great Depression

City of West New York, NJ -73


Sat 6-13-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

Southern University -100

Allegheny Conference on Community Development -9

St. Louis Art Museum -16

Florida State University proposes additional job cuts -200

University of Minnesota proposed job cuts -1,200

Cessna -1,300

United Methodist Church -50

State of Missouri -200

Lansdowne National Conference Center -65

Union County, NC Public Schoos -76


Fri 6-12-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

MYD, Inc. -20

Carlson Craft -114

International Resource Partners

Transcontinental Corp. -250

Kelseyville, CA area schools -9

City of Chicago layoffs higher than expected -1,500

Traverse City, MI area schools -18

City of New York area school support staff -2,600

Radio Advertising Bureau -10

Center Theatre Group -12

Sisters of Mercy Health System -70

City of Victorville, CA potential layoffs -140

American Airlines -1,600

McDowell County, NC area schools -45

City of Welasco, TX -5

San Joaquin County, CA -60

Stanley LaBounty Co. -31

"Substantial" layoffs looming in Belmont County, OH

City of Westfield, MA -10


Thu 6-11-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

Carlson Craft -112

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. -100

Further layoffs at PBS announced

"Massive" layoffs in store for MySpace

Alcan Rolled Products -29

Up to 100 layoffs for Gary, IN

UTStarcom Inc. (UTSI) -2,400

Additional job cuts possible at University of Iowa

D. E. Shaw -25

Ford Foundation offers buyouts to 180+ workers to avoid layoffs

ABB -25

Wautauga, NC area schools -28

Alameda County, CA job cuts -285

Shaw Group -168

Frontier Bank -45

Premier Elkhorn Coal Co. -100

San Lorenzo, CA's "best new teacher of the year" laid off

Marion County, OH Sheriff's Dept. -8

Continuing unemployment claims rise for 19th consecutive week to 6.76 million

Central School District, OR -12

Central School District, OR -12

Shelby County, TN -20

Iredell County, NC area schools -70

Heifer International -66

Minneapolis Community Services -18

Idaho Health and Welfare Department -23

Bridgeport Spaulding School District, MI -7

100 laid off janitors from Cisco went on a 7 day hunger strike

Quincy, MA area schools -37

City of El Monte, CA -100

H&H Foods -90

Benton Harbor, MI area schools -6

Oswego Wire -22

Pratt & Whitney buyouts -66

Reynolds Packaging -158

Indevus Pharmacauticals -60

St. Barnabas, NJ Healthcare System -21

Baxter Healthcare -65


Wed 6-10-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

University of Iowa Hospital -200

Minnesota Power layoffs in progress

Bass Berry & Sims Law Firm -32

MRM Worldwide -33

Dealing with a 23% pay cut

Wayne County, MI layoffs -500

Cadence Design Systems -225

Meridian Automotive Systems -200

Design Craftsmen LLC -90

Ixia -80

Pathways Community Mental Health -27

Metalcraft of Mayville, Inc. -121

NJ Governor: expect layoffs if union rejects pay cuts

Quantum Engineering -88

Teletech -225

70% of Lithuanian Construction Companies will layoff workers

Borsheims Jewlery -13

Keystone Finding, Inc. -46

Gardner Denver Inc. -22

Maine offers buyouts to 800 workers

Crystal Dynamics -25

Barrow County, GA -40

May job losses just as bad as previous months on an hours-worked basis

Phillips Products -125

Third world lending website begins loaning money to Americans

Chicago Public Schools potential layoffs -1,000

Ford -350

City of Turlock, CA -23

Milwaukee County, WI -310

Newport Television employees face mandatory 10 day furloughs

Desperate debtors torching and ditching their cars

Kern County, CA eliminates jobs -47

Talbots Department Stores -264

Carver County, MN -30

United Methodist Agencies -50

Governor Pawlenty: Minnesota's $2.7 billion budget deficit will lead to layoffs

Colusa Casino -42

City of Ocean Shores, WA -10

Gloucester County College -7

WSJ: massive pay cuts will have long standing economic effects

Greene County, OH layoffs looming

Baxter Healthcare -65

Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC School Board -885

Advanced Steel -91

Massey Energy Co -27

MeadeWestVaco -65

Putzmeister America -29

Dataupia -37

United Way of Rhode Island -8


Tue 6-9-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

Montgomery County, OH -30

San Francisco Fed starts the "jobless Recovery" mantra

Cops may replace crossing guards in Chicago -300

Opinion: Media falls for phony jobs claims

Hundreds of L.A. city workers plan march to protest layoffs

City of Oakland, CA considering bankruptcy

Indiana Teachers Union -35

Cape Cod, MA area schools -24

Lloyds Banking Group (UK) -1,660

Dorsey & Whitney law firm -55

American Express announces additional layoffs -4,000

Orgill Inc. -176

Monarch Textiles -123

Lake Superior College -10

Sika Corp. temp layoffs become permanent -107

GM Wentzville, MO plant eliminates shift -887

Capital Group -94

Ericsson USA -167

New Britain, CT area schools -70

City of Somerville, MA -14

Prosoco -10

HSN -15

Belmont County, WV Sheriff's Office -12

Blackhawk Foundry -50

Layoffs looming at DMAX trucking plant

Pasco County, FL Clerk -40

Palm Springs, CA area schools -123

King Phillip, MA area schools -20

Albaugh, Inc. -37

Smurfit-Stone -12

Richard Petty Motorsports -9

Rockford, MI area schools -7

Byron Township, MI proposed school employee cuts -32

MCAvoy Group -35

Eugene, OR Register-Guard Newspaper -21

Oswald Trippe Insurance -30


Mon 6-8-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

GSD&M -33

LM Glasfiber -80

Orgill, Inc. -176

Wells Fargo -548

Lehigh Phoenix -54

Marvel Maufacturing Co. temp layoffs -60

Jefferson County, AL area schools -79

Pipestone Wind Turbines -160

NY Governor averts layoffs, makes deal with employee union

Report: Up to 50,000 construction jobs to be lost in The Netherlands through 2011


Sun 6-7-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

Massive protests in Puerto Rico over public sector layoffs

Intuit -300

Major job cuts coming to Fox Interactive, MySpace

Seeking Alpha takes a close look at the recent jobs situation report

Hoquiam, WA area schools -10

Workers cling to jobs as hours slashed

Escondidio, CA budget may lead to layoffs -30

Dassault Falcon -111

Unemployed teens competing with adults for minimum wage jobs

Lake County, FL -11

University of California at Riverside potential 15% staff cut -373

Electrolux -150

Sulzon Rotor Co. -160

Harsco Track Technologies -18

Watsonville, CA moves to four day workweek


Sat 6-6-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

Double digit unemployment poses political danger for Obama

Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. -90

Pickney, MI area schools -14

Caterpillar, Inc. -66

Kansas City to close 13 schools, cut jobs -370

City of Soledad, CA -6

Louisville, KY police department cuts D.A.R.E, other kids education programs

Newport Television LLC furloughs -120

Sacramento County revised layoff plan -942

Georgia Gulf Co. -100

Michigan to close 8 prisons -1,072

Pinellas County, FL -79

New York Observer layoffs -15

Nortech Systems -57

One Communications -60


Fri 6-5-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

Nonfarm payroll declines by 345K in May, unemployment rate soars to 9.4%

Vermont State workers lose layoff fight in court

Redwood County, MN considering furloughs

Nashoba, MA Regional School District -22

Sacramento County, CA Sherriff's Department -370

Lockheed Martin -100

Turner Industries -100

Manchester Tank -66

Saugas, CA area schools -19

Fort wayne Foundry Corp. -461

Harsco Corp. -90

Deaconess Hospital -50

Cessna -700

Bartow, FL Court Clerk -46

Southco Inc. -200

Clarendon, SC area schools -29

Penske -53

Madison, WI Catholic Diocese -20

Vermont state employees sue to block layoffs

City of Warren, OH -16

Paragon Industries -105

Lansing Community College -30

Nestor Traffic Systems -80

West Contra Costa, CA school board bankrupt

City of Easton, MA -10

TBWA Chiat-Day Ad Agency -35

Multiserv Co. -92

City of Easthampton, MA -9

Volvo USA -135

The Hollywood Reporter -10

ABB -25


Thu 6-4-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

Dallas, TX area schools -235

International Paper temporary layoffs -30

Seattle libraries close for a week in Sept. due to budget cuts

New Jersey workers accept 18 month wage freeze, mandatory furlough days

Trane -320

McDermott, Will & Emery law firm -72

The Integer Group -19

New initial unemployment claims dip slightly to 621,000

University of Central Florida -45

Cessna announces additonal layoffs

East Haven, CT area schools -45

Bobcat idles two additional plants, announces additional temporary layoffs

Paragon Industries -105

Colorado University at Boulder -75

Report: Louisiana lost 3,300 manufacturing jobs in Q1

Tree of Life, Inc. -39

Radio & Records Magazine -30

Stratford, CT area schools -10

City of Oroville, CA -9

MCCI -100

Bernard Callebut Choclatier temp layoffs (Canada) -30

Harvard University mass layoffs looming

City of Milpitas, CA -21

City of Columbus, OH Fire Department -289

Phillips Products -125

New York City Administration for Children's Services -165

Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture -15

Waucheset, MA area schools -70

Hundreds protest Seattle teacher layoffs

Bridegeport, CT hospital layoffs looming

Louisville, KY area schools -73

Warren City, FL -19

University of California - San Diego not finished with layoffs

Rheem Corp. -465

Cherry Blossom, LLC -45

Integer Group -19

Hardigg Industries -50

AGCo -60


Wed 6-3-2009

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Twin Disc temporary layoffs -36

Emerson Electric Co. -176

Illinois governor details planned spending cuts, layoffs

Aegon USA -50

Metlife -250

Wisconsin auto parts makers struggling with GM, Chrysler shutdowns

Genesys Health Center replaces nurses with unlicensed "caregivers" -57

Capital Research and Management Co. -820

IBM workers protest job cuts

Boeing slashes payroll, trims 517 jobs in May

Modesto, CA in budget crisis, plans furloughs and layoffs

City of Ukiah, CA -14

Principal Financial Group -220

Sun Microsystems -18

Trend: Hospital jobs are vanishing

Hawker beechcraft announces addiitonal furloughs

St. Agnes Medical Center -17

KenAmerican Resources -75

Kern County, CA potential layoffs -250

Manitowoc Cranes -19

Buncombe County, NC area schools -80

Ventura County, CA facing budget shortfall, plans job cuts

Jobless rate rises in all major US Metro areas

University of New Hampshire -7

Fidelity Investments -45

St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital -11

Hardigg Industries -50

FLSmith -55

Harris Corp. -100

Florida A&M K-12 School -35

Dorsey & Whitney -55


Tue 6-2-2009

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John Deere -683

Tulare County, CA -9

Waukesha Engine -113

Hernando, FL dealerships close -80

Pay freezes and wage cuts double since January

University of Alabama Birmingham Health System -245

Hickory, NC area schools -30

Few employers plan on hiring in '09

WPP plans further job cuts

School librarians become relics of a bygone era

Alameda County, CA court -70

City of Flint, MI police, fire departments -90

Nanogen -89

Wausau Paper -86

City of Chicago layoffs looming -1,100

Clarksville, KY area schools -7

Altec Aluminum LLC -60

Westfield, MA police dept. -12

Waupun, WI area schools -17

State of Louisiana -90

JR Simplot Co. -114

Bridgewater-Raynham area schools -100

City of Reno, NV -100

GM Grand Blanc Weld Tool -64

South Kansas workforce alliance reports 11,000 layoffs this year

Greenwich Hospital (CT) -77


Mon 6-1-2009

Comment on today's layoff news

Fort Meyers, FL workers face forced furloughs

CA school districts may use loophole to lay off teachers past May 15th deadline

Proposed San Francisco budget includes mass layoffs and job cuts -1,603

West Contra Costa, CA schools face additional layoffs

OEM Fabricators -19

Additional NASA layoffs -500

Buncombe County, NC area schools -80

Ford Woodlawn, NY plant layoffs -39

Study: companies are slashing pay to avoid layoffs

GM Powertrain plant, Tonawanda, NY -220

Memphis, TN area schools -320

GM Sports Car Plant, Newport, DE -450

Bath Iron Works -67

Illinois governor warns of "thousands" of layoffs at local agencies

The Butterfly Effect: How the GM Bankruptcy will Affect All of Us

City of Lehigh, FL fire department -9

Chart Industries -99

law firms trim staff nationwide (thanks Cheryl)

Gary, IN area schools layoff update -90

City of Taunton, MA -15

BASF -17

Wyandotte, MI area schools -9

Interactive map shows GM, supplier footprint

GM files for bankruptcy after 77 years, $88 billion in losses

Many EU member economies as bad as Argentina in 2002

UK unemployment could rise by 100K a month


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Headlines: Who is Hiring? :)

Affiliated Computer Services +600

GE +1,200

Ethan Allen +305

Walmart +22,000

Safelite Auto Glass +300

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard +405

Wet n' Wild Waterpark +300

Sallie Mae +2,000

CIA Hiring

PNC Financial Services +350

TruGreen +2,300

Verizon +250

Lake Compounce Theme Park +1,200

GMAC Hiring +200

PODS Enterprises +116

Mutual Of Omaha +100

Aldi Inc. Denton TX +400

YesVideo +300

Therma-Tru Doors +150

Greentech Manufacturing +300

U.S. Marshals Hiring

CNN Job Fair Map

Ikea In Tampa FL +400

Companies That Are Hiring

Omaha West Corp. +125

TRG Customer Solutions +200

Sprint Call Center Rio Rancho +40

American Welding Society - Welders In Demand!

Trucking Companies See Jump In Applicants

Six Flags in New England +3,000

Call centers hiring hundreds

Cogent Communications hiring sales reps

Fidelity +100

Massachusetts unemployment agency +60

Alabama Aircraft Industries Gets C-130 Contract

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories +100

Godaddy.com Expanding And Hiring In AZ

Ten American Companies That Won't Cut Jobs

ArcelorMittal Steel In Central PA +200

Rivers Casino In Pittsburgh +800

U.S. Forest Service In Utah +25

McConnel Air Force Base Wichita +400

Izzydesign In Elkhart Indiana +85

USAA In San Antonio +1,000

Dept of Labor Says 1,000 Jobs Open In Middle TN

Humana Cares In St. Petersburg FL +275

Wal-Mart Super Center Fort Collins CO +425

20 Companies That Are Still Hiring

Spokane WA Parks and Rec. +200

Target Warehouse In Tucson +200

Printing Jobs Available, Where To Look

Six Flags In Vallejo CA Hiring

Two Startup Companies In Austin Hiring

Kohl's In West Palm Beach +150

CVS Distribution Center In Chemung County NY +600

California Hiway Patrol Is Hiring

TeleTech Call Center In Niagra Falls +300

Rhode Island Unemployment Call Center +40

Tribal Mfg. In Michigan +193

Census Bureau To Hire 6,600 in Southern Wisconsin

Sewon America, Kia Supplier Accepting Apps +600

Misc. Seattle Companies Hiring

Sands Casino in Bethlehem PA +1,000

Wells Fargo +1,300

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard +700

Border Patrol +11,000

Scottrade Hiring IT Workers +200

Hawkeye Pride Egg Farms +90

IRS Hiring

GEICO +870

IBM in Iowa +1,300

Northrup Grumman +1,000

FBI Hiring +850


Major Layoff Headlines :(

General Motors (NYSE:GM) announces cuts, kills Pontiac brand -21,000

United Technologies -11,600

Tyco Electronics -20,000

Volkswagen to cut all temporary staff -16,500

JPMorgan Chase -12,000

Anglo American Mining Co. -19,000

GM Massive Restructuring -47,000

Panasonic Closing 27 Plants -15,000

Caterpillar Layoff Tally -22,000

Boeing -10,000

Pfizer Update: Closing 5 Plants -26,000

Circuit City Closing Down -30,000

Alcoa -13,500

GE Capital Cutting up to 11,000

Bank of America to cut up to 35,000

Rio Tinto Mining Cutting 14,000 Worldwide

Office Depot Will Close 112 Stores

KB Toys Bankrupt Closing All 460 Stores

Citigroup will have to cut 75,000 by 2009

Financial Layoff Tally 290,000


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