The Unemployed Life

Screwed: 13,000 at Verizon

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

Today’s total: 17,011

Verizon will cut 13,000 landline jobs because everyone now uses cellphones…Oracle will lay off less than 2,000 after its merger with Sun…The Home Depot Inc. plans to lay off 1,000 employees as well as close three pilot projects… Sitel, a Memphis, TN call-center, is cutting 426 positions, 264 of which were temporary… Network equipment designer Tellabs will lay off 200 employees of its global workforce over the next year… ArcelorMittal will slash 180 jobs in West Virgina…Bombardier Learjet will lay off 100 workers over the next three months… Vancouver is planning up to 75 municipal layoffs this week in response to the 2010 budget deficit… Game developer Red 5 Studios has cut approximately 30 staff.

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