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Screwed: 1,600 at Siemens
A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.
Today’s Total: 4,384
Good News: US Census Bureau met its goal of creating 2,200 jobs by July 1; City Colleges of Chicago created 450 summer jobs.
Bad News: In Siemens offices around the world, 1,600 workers were let go… In Ghana, 950 Vodafone employees will lose their jobs. … IMS Health, a pharmaceutical maker in Norwalk, Conn., is planning to lay off 850 employees… Whirlpool will cut 300 jobs in September… Some 300 coal miners will lose their jobs at Xstrata Coal… US Steel in Serbia will reduce its workforce by 206. … In Avon Lake, Ohio, 178 Ford workers are to be let go…
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This is really sad. I have a friend who programs for Siemens. I hope he’s alright.