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Screwed: 900 in California

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

Today’s Total: 980

Some Good News: The layoff of 3,000 Philadelphia city workers has been avoided.

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is eliminating academic and substance abuse programs for inmates, resulting in a potential 900 employee layoff…  DC School Board is planning to layoff an as yet unknown number of teachers… Mattel and Fisher Price will cutting 80 positions… More layoffs at NBC News as staffers are asked to take voluntary buyout.

Are you one of the Screwed? Check out Recessionwire’s Laid Off 101. Read more about layoffs at the sites compiled out our layoff tracker page.