A daily review of the employment fallout around the country and the world.
Today’s Total: 5,706
Toyota will close a plant in Freemont, Calif., with 4,600 workers…BAE Systems, the second-largest defense company in the world, will lay off 325 U.S. workers by the end of the year…Accenture will slash 336 positons…Ethan Allen will cut 250 workers from its Vermont plant today…Elcoteq will lay off 150 Finnish staff members…Smart Papers of Hamilton, Ohio is slated to lay off 45 employees.
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Gonna read it later.