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Screwed: 19,000 at Anglo American

A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.

Following a 29 percent fall in profit last year, mining conglomerate Anglo American said it would lay off 19,000 workers. … Embraer cut 4,300 jobs as it lowered its 2009 revenue guidance and planned to deliver 28 fewer aircraft. … Boeing will issue 1,100 layoff notices today as part of its planned 4,500-strong layoff. … With the closing of its Granite City, Ill. operation, U.S. Steel will let 390 workers go.

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

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