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Screwed: 47,000 at GM

By Laura Rich ⋅ 8:48 am February 18, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.
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General Motors plans to cut 47,000 jobs this year as part of its pitch for additional bailout funds. … Auto parts maker Delphis is said to have pared let 800 people go. …  Agilent Technologies to lay off 600 workers as first-quarter sales drop 47 percent. … TheWashington Post notes that the tech sector has had 300,000 layoffs since August.

Read about more layoffs on the sites compiled on our layoff tracker page.

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