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Screwed: 600 at Cummins Inc.

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

Cummins Inc. will be letting go of more than 600 Columbus, Indiana employees next week… The San Diego Union Tribune is laying off 192 employees, effective July 6… Niles America Wintech is laying off 167 Winchester employees as it moves operations out of the county… New York public radio station WNYC is eliminating 18 positions, 11 of which are unfilled… AirNow, and air transport firm, is laying off a third of its staff companywide.

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

Unfortunately there are more layoff reports at Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE:COF), PNC Financial Services/National City (NYSE:PNC) and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM). However, there is some positive news. It looks like layoffs are slowing down. According to Labor Department data, new unemployment claims declined for a fourth straight week to a seasonally 601,000 — the lowest reading since late January. An estimated 491,000 workers were laid off last month, according to ADP Employer Services Wednesday, and another employment report by Challenger, Gray and Christmas on Wednesday showed that U.S. companies planned 132,590 layoffs in April.

• Capital One s eliminating 66 jobs in its U.S. credit card customer operations at its offices in Goochland County, Va., according to The Richmond Times-Dispatch.

• Officials with National City said some workers have been told that they will soon be out of a job. An exact number was not provided. It is estimated that 5,800 workers will lose their jobs as PNC and National City merge operations, according to WHIOTV.com.

• J.P. Morgan is closing its centralized check-processing operations in Miami and laying off 55 employees, effective July 2, according to the South Florida Business Journal.

It’s rough out there, but there are jobs. Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC)/Merrill Lynch is apparently hiring, according to The Wall Street Journal.

For a roundup of all the announced layoffs to date, check out The Deal’s Pink Slips on Wall Street Dealwatch or any of the links below. Also feel free to me an email about any layoff or hiring rumors you are hearing. – Maria Woehr

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