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Job cuts : Layoffs for January 2009 at America's 500 largest public companies

DerekLeung

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January 2009 Layoffs
Compiled by Klaus Kneale, 01.26.09, 01:45 PM EST

Layoffs for January 2009 at America's 500 largest public companies*:
131,442


Jan. 26: Caterpillar (nyse: CAT - news - people ) announces quarterly profit plunge of 32%; fires 20,000.

Jan. 26: Following the acquisition of the small drug outfit Wyeth for $68 billion, Pfizer (nyse: PFE - news - people ) closes five factories and cuts 15% of total workforce (19,000 workers).

Jan. 26: Sprint Nextel (nyse: S - news - people ) pink-slips 8,000 workers--recording more than $300 million in severance charges but saving $1.2 billion a year in labor costs.

Jan. 26: Home Depot (nyse: HD - news - people ) closes high-end home design shops and slims ranks at headquarters; dismisses 7,000.

Jan. 26: General Motors (nyse: GM - news - people ) cuts production at several plants and fires 2,000 in Michigan and Ohio.

Jan. 23: Brazil-based Deere & Company (nyse: DE - news - people ) subsidiary lays off 502 employees.

Jan. 23: Abercrombie & Fitch (nyse: ANF - news - people ) cuts 50 from headquarters as company leans expenses.

Jan. 23: Harley-Davidson (nyse: HOG - news - people ) sees 60% drop in profits in fourth quarter of 2008; fires 1,100 (10% of workforce).

Jan. 22: Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) has first mass layoff in 34-year history; pink slips 5,000.

Jan. 22: Huntsman (nyse: HUN - news - people ) reduces workforce by 9%; cutting 1,175 regular workers and 490 full-time contractors.

Jan. 21: Burlington Santa Fe cuts 2,500 workers (5% of workforce) despite a 19% jump in earnings during the fourth quarter.

Jan. 21: UAL (nasdaq: UAUA - news - people ) fires 1,000 to cut overhead costs.

Jan. 21: SPX (nyse: SPW - news - people ) attempts to sell a business unit and cuts 400 employees to help endure the downturn.

Jan. 21: Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ) closes five manufacturing plants and pink slips 5,000.

Jan. 21: Walt Disney (nyse: DIS - news - people ) offers voluntary buyouts to 600 theme park executives on poor attendance.

Jan. 21: Wynn Resorts wraps up construction on Las Vegas Strip casino with 53-worker layoff in design and construction affiliate.

Jan. 21: Eaton (nyse: ETN - news - people ) brings total workforce reduction since the beginning of last year to 10% with 5,200-worker cut.

Jan. 21: Warner Bros. Entertainment--a part of Time Warner (nyse: TWX - news - people )--cuts 10% (800) of its jobs.

Jan. 20: Clear Channel Communications (nyse: CCU - news - people ) reduces workforce across the entire company by 9% accounting for 1,850 job losses.

Jan. 20: Deere & Co. (nyse: DE - news - people ) dismisses 120 at Iowa plant.

Jan. 16: ConocoPhillips (nyse: COP - news - people ) trims capital spending by 18%, writes off $34 billion and reduces workforce by 4% (1,300 jobs).

Jan. 16: Hertz Global Holdings (nyse: HTZ - news - people ) sets out for worldwide restructuring in first quarter of 2009; cuts 4,000 jobs.

Jan. 16: WellPoint (nyse: WLP - news - people ) reduces workforce by 600 and removes 900 open positions.

Jan. 16: Advanced Micro Devices (nyse: AMD - news - people ) reduces global workforce by 9% (1,100 jobs).

Jan. 15: Xerox (nyse: XRX - news - people ) cuts 275 jobs in New York region.

Jan. 15: MeadWestvaco (nyse: MWV - news - people ) fires 2,000 and plans closings or restructurings at up to 14 plants.

Jan. 15: Autodesk (nasdaq: ADSK - news - people ) expects loss from 2008 fourth quarter; pink-slips 750 (10% of workforce).

Jan. 15: Marshall & Ilsley (nyse: MI - news - people ) cuts 8% of staff (830) in ongoing cost-cutting.

Jan. 15: General Electric (nyse: GE - news - people )'s (nyse: GE - news - people ) jet-engine group cuts 1,000 white-collar jobs.

Jan. 14: Ecolab (nyse: ECL - news - people ) restructures and reduces workforce by 4% (1,000 jobs).

Jan. 14: Delta Air Lines (nyse: DAL - news - people ) gives 2,000 early retirements as part of 8% capacity reduction.

Jan. 14: Motorola (nyse: MOT - news - people ) lays off 4,000 following a 3,000-worker layoff last year; expects savings of $700 million a year.

Jan. 14: Google (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ) fires 100 hirers as it cuts back on contract workers and temporary employees.

Jan. 13: Cummins (nyse: CMI - news - people ) freezes salaries for the rest of the year and lets 800 go.

Jan. 13: Pfizer (nyse: PFE - news - people ) cuts 800 researchers as it lowers cost in the face of poor performance and coming patent losses.

Jan. 12: Mosaic (nyse: MOS - news - people ) fires 1,000 in Saskatchewan.

Jan. 12: Aircraft maker and Textron (nyse: TXT - news - people ) subsidiary Cessna sends 2,000 packing.

Jan. 12: Best Buy (nyse: BBY - news - people ) clears 12.5% of its headquarters staff with 500-employee layoff.

Jan. 12: Precision Castparts (nyse: PCP - news - people ) dismisses 40 as airline industry continues to struggle.

Jan. 9: Oracle (nasdaq: ORCL - news - people ) reportedly cuts 500 from U.S. sales and consulting businesses.

Jan. 9: Boeing (nyse: BA - news - people ) cuts 4,500 and returns workforce size to what it was in early 2008.

Jan. 9: Freeport-McMoRan (nyse: FCX - news - people ) slices workforce in half at Arizona mine; 1,550 workers let go.

Jan. 9: Smitfield Foods' (nyse: SFD - news - people ) Butterball--the nation's largest turkey company--fires 75 at Missouri plant.

Jan. 8: Union Pacific (nyse: UNP - news - people ) pink-slips 230 as company struggles; stock down 22% year-to-date.

Jan. 8: Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works--owned by General Dynamics (nyse: GD - news - people )--dismisses 179.

Jan. 8: Continuing companywide job cuts at Eaton (nyse: ETN - news - people ) hit Iowa, with 78 laid off.

Jan. 8: Walgreen (nyse: WAG - news - people ) cuts 1,000--roughly 9%--from corporate and field manager ranks.

Jan. 7: EMC (nyse: EMC - news - people ) fires 2,400 as it reduces 2009 expenses by $350 million.

Jan. 6: Alcoa (nyse: AA - news - people ) starts global salary and hiring freeze, plans sale of four non-core businesses and cuts workforce by 13% (13,500 jobs).

Jan. 6: Aqua Glass--a subsidiary owned by Masco (nyse: MAS - news - people )--pink-slips 30 employees.

Jan. 5: Cigna (nyse: CI - news - people ) reduces workforce by 4% (1,100 jobs).

Jan. 5: United States Steel (nyse: X - news - people ) cuts 50 jobs as it closes production lines in Texas.
 

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Date Company Total Laid Off Industry

1/26/2009 Caterpillar 20,814 Capital Goods
1/26/2009 General Motors 9,758 Durables
1/26/2009 Home Depot 7,000 Retailing
1/26/2009 Pfizer 19,800 Pharmaceuticals
1/26/2009 Sprint Nextel 8,000 Telecommunications
1/23/2009 Abercrombie & Fitch 50 Retailing
1/23/2009 Deere & Company 662 Capital Goods
1/23/2009 Harley-Davidson 1,100 Consumer Durables
1/22/2009 Microsoft 5,000 Software
1/22/2009 Huntsman 1,665 Chemicals
1/21/2009 Burlington Santa Fe 2,500 Transportation
1/21/2009 UAL 1,000 Transportation
1/21/2009 SPX 400 Conglomerates
1/21/2009 Intel 5,000 Semiconductors
1/21/2009 Walt Disney 600 Media
1/21/2009 Wynn Resorts 53 Leisure
1/21/2009 Eaton 5,609 Capital Goods
1/21/2009 Time Warner 800 Media
1/20/2009 Clear Channel 1,850 Media
1/20/2009 Deere & Co. 160 Capital Goods
1/16/2009 ConocoPhillips 1,300 Oil & Gas
1/16/2009 Hertz Global Holdings 4,000 Business Services
1/16/2009 WellPoint 600 Health Care
1/16/2009 Advanced Micro Devices 1,700 Semiconductors
1/15/2009 Xerox 275 Business Services
1/15/2009 MeadWestvaco 2,000 Materials
1/15/2009 Autodesk 750 Software
1/15/2009 Marshall & Ilsley 830 Banking
1/15/2009 General Electric 1,000 Conglomerates
1/14/2009 Ecolab 1,000 Chemicals
1/14/2009 Delta Air Lines 2,000 Transportation
1/14/2009 Motorola 4,000 Technology
1/14/2009 Google 100 Software
1/13/2009 KeyCorp 200 Banking
1/13/2009 Newell Rubbermaid 75 Household
1/13/2009 Cummins 1,300 Capital Goods
1/12/2009 Textron 2,665 Conglomerates
1/12/2009 Mosaic 1,000 Chemicals
1/12/2009 Best Buy 500 Retailing
1/12/2009 Precision Castparts 40 Defense
1/9/2009 Oracle 500 Software
1/9/2009 Smithfield Foods 75 Food
1/9/2009 Boeing 5,300 Aerospace
1/9/2009 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold 2,750 Materials
1/8/2009 Union Pacific 230 Transportation
1/8/2009 General Dynamics 179 Defense
1/7/2009 Walgreen 1,000 Retailing
1/7/2009 EMC 2,400 Technology
1/6/2009 Alcoa 13,500 Materials
1/6/2009 Masco 30 Construction
1/5/2009 Cigna 1,100 Health Care
1/5/2009 United States Steel 4,225 Materials
12/31/2008 Mohawk Industries 160 Consumer Durables
12/31/2008 Tyson Foods 120 Food
12/31/2008 Target 132 Retailing
12/30/2008 Allegheny Technologies 323 Materials
12/30/2008 Motorola 400 Technology
12/23/2008 ULA (Boeing, Lockheed Martin) 172 Joint Venture
12/23/2008 Johnson Controls 125 Consumer Durables
12/23/2008 Las Vegas Sands 11,500 Leisure
12/22/2008 Parker-Hannifin 405 Capital Goods
12/19/2008 Genworth Financial 1,000 Insurance
12/19/2008 Electronic Arts 1,000 Software
12/19/2008 Sovereign Bancorp 1,000 Banking
12/18/2008 Omnicom Group 3,145 Media
12/17/2008 Ryder System 3,100 Services
12/17/2008 Western Digital 2,500 Technology
12/17/2008 Aetna 1,000 Health Care
12/17/2008 Parker-Hannifin 46 Capital Goods
12/17/2008 Bristol-Myers Squibb 3,700 Pharmaceuticals
12/16/2008 CBS 30 Media
12/15/2008 Merrill Lynch 400 Financials
12/15/2008 Charles Schwab 100 Financials
12/13/2008 Berkshire Hathaway 345 Finance
12/12/2008 Masco 500 Construction
12/12/2008 International Paper 2,050 Materials
12/11/2008 Bank of America 35,000 Banking
12/11/2008 Whirlpool 250 Durables
12/10/2008 Mohawk Industries 105 Durables
12/10/2008 Procter & Gamble 320 Household
12/09/2008 Praxair 1,600 Chemicals
12/08/2008 Anheuser-Busch Co. 1,400 Food
12/08/2008 3M 2,300 Conglomerates
12/08/2008 Wyndham Worldwide 4,000 Leisure
12/08/2008 Dow Chemical 5,000 Chemicals
12/05/2008 Legg Mason 200 Financials
12/05/2008 Cablevision 100 Media
12/05/2008 Staples 140 Retailing
12/04/2008 Steel Dynamics 65 Materials
12/04/2008 Windstream 170 Telecommunications
12/04/2008 General Electric 500 Conglomerates
12/04/2008 E.I. du Pont de Nemours 2,500 Chemicals
12/04/2008 AT&T 12,000 Telecommunications
12/03/2008 United Technologies 350 Conglomerates
12/03/2008 Gannett 2,000 Media
12/03/2008 Adobe Systems 600 Software
12/03/2008 Jefferies Group 300 Financials
12/03/2008 Viacom 850 Media
12/01/2008 JPMorgan Chase 9,200 Banking
12/01/2008 PepsiCo 87 Food
11/25/2008 Dana Holding 50 Durables
11/24/2008 BlackRock 10 Financials
11/21/2008 Western Union 200 Business Services
11/20/2008 Bank of New York Mellon 1,800 Banking
11/20/2008 Boeing 800 Aerospace
11/17/2008 Citigroup 52,000 Banking
11/14/2008 Sun Microsystems 6,000 Technology
11/12/2008 Applied Materials 1,800 Technology
11/12/2008 Morgan Stanley 2,000 Finance
11/12/2008 Liberty Media 910 Retailing
11/11/2008 AK Steel Holding 800 Materials
11/7/2008 Ford Motor 2,600 Durables
11/6/2008 Mattel 1,000 Household
11/6/2008 MGM Mirage 400 Leisure
11/4/2008 Hartford Financial Services Group 500 Finance


*Total announced layoffs at America’s 500 largest public companies as measured by a composite ranking of sales, profits, assets and market value since Nov. 1 2008. Includes layoffs at subsidiaries, joint ventures, and majority owned companies.
 
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