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Screwed: 15,000 at Anglo American

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

Today’s total: 24,939

Diamond producer Anglo American, which owns among other subsidiaries DeBeers, after a 69% drop in profits, has reduced its workforce by 15,000. … At General Motors, 6,000 employees took buyouts. …  Seagate plans to layoff close to 3,000 employees, which is 6% of their workforce…KV Pharmaceuticals in St. Louis laid off another 300 workers, bringing the total to 1,000… Xstrata Coal plans to layoff 300 employees…University of Maryland plans to cut 175 jobs and put a freeze on hiring…In Chicago, Marshfield DoorSystems will lay off 164 employees next month.

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