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LAYOFFS

Statistics That Affect Our Life

Statistics data gathered about layoffs in the US.*

When

What Company

Total Employees

Laid Off Employees

%

Locations

Type of Job

Reasons

6/29/98

General Motors
(GM)

230,000+

162,700

%

USA

Assembly Lines

8800 Workers On strike

6/26/98

Rockwell Compu Corp.
(CPQ)

3000

9500

37%

USA

All areas

Cost Reduction

6/26/98

Compaq Computer Corp.
(CPQ)

?

5000

%

USA

All areas

Lost of Contracts
Consolidation

6/22/98

LAM Research.(BR>

?

?

%

USA

All areas

Lost of Contracts
Consolidation

6/12/1998

Lockheed

10000

2500(*)

27%

USA

All areas

Lost of Contracts
Consolidation

6/30/98

Texas Instruments

?

3,500

%

USA

ALL

Global
Restructuring

6/98

IOMEGA

?

?

12%

USA

ALL

Market Condition.

6/98

Novell Systems

?

?

?%

USA

ALL

Restructuring,
Save $

4/22/1998

National Semi Conductor

14,000

1,400

10%
(*)

USA

All

Market Slow Down

 
   

Total Layoffs

000

     

(*) Denotes Layoffs, Attrition and Hiring Freeze

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