Screwed: 554 at Farmer’s Insurance Group

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

Today’s Total: 679

Farmer’s Insurance Group (FIG) plans 554 layoffs by the end of this year… Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSC) is laying off up to 40 employees… Raven Software is laying of up to 35 employees… The University of Illinois is laying off 32 Global Campus staff… Another 18 workers will face layoffs in the city of Chicago… Real estate investment trust Cousins Properties Inc. has cut its corporate staff by 10 percent…