As November comes to a close, and with Thanksgiving behind us, we examine major layoffs and job losses announced thus far. Some forward-looking statements about future layoffs are included, but we do not include city, county, state and local job losses unless otherwise noted.
Is the United States recession really over? This layoff roundup summarizes major events as unemployment continues to rise:
Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag warned an audience at New York University that the nation’s unemployment problem could have a long-term impact.
As George Jones spoke out about country music many people voiced opinions. Has country music lost its identity? Are older listeners living in the past, or does country music simply honor its roots?
In September, Eli Lilly & Co. announced plans to reduce its work force by nearly 14%, or 5,500 employees, and revamp its operating structure. Meanwhile, large mergers between Pfizer Inc. and Wyeth as well as Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp. involve significant layoffs.
This is the layoff and unemployment news report for mid-January through mid-February. We receive input from over 100 sources and call it like we see it. Don’t be confused by conflicting news reports and government statistics. This is what is really happening in America, at the worker’s level.
This is the Refile News job loss and layoff roundup for mid-January 2010. This report was written on January 18th, and compiled from over 100 sources. This report does not include city, county, and state government layoffs unless there was a significant event.
As December 2009 comes to a close we saw no mass layoffs of 50 or more from the same location. For three days our research input reflected only city, county, and state layoffs only. Refile News saw this as a positive sign that layoffs were slowing down but the economy [...]
