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| Aug.1 |
 Washington |
US jobless rate at four-year high| The unemployment rate climbed to 5.7% in July, its highest in more than four years | |
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| Jul.8 |
 Germany |
Siemens plans to cut 16,750 jobs| Siemens plans to cut 4% of the workforce worldwide as the conglomerate streamlines its operations to weather the economic downturn | |
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| Jun.6 |
USA |
US unemployment rate reaches 5.5%| The rate rose at its fastest pace in more than two decades in May, stoking fears of recession in the world's biggest economy | | |
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| Nov.1 |
 Detroit |
Chrysler to cut 10,000 jobs in US The car giant has announced plans to cut at least 10,000 jobs, months after it was bought by a leading private equity firm
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| Sep.7 |
California |
Mortgage lender Countrywide slashes jobs Chief Executive Angelo Mozilo: Countrywide Financial was being forced to cut up to 12,000 jobs, 1/5 of its staff
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| Feb.28 |
 France |
 Airbus to cut 10,000 jobs| CEO Louis Gallois announced the restructuring plan: 10,000 jobs cut over four years; 4,300 in France, 3,700 in Germany | | |
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| Feb.14 |
Germany |
DaimlerChrysler cuts 13,000 jobs The German-US group would close one Chrysler factory as it continues efforts to turn around the struggling US operation
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| Jan.25 |
Detroit |
Ford hit by record $12.7bn loss Ford has reported the biggest annual loss in the embattled carmaker's 103-year history. Ford has plans to cut 45,000 jobs
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| Sep.14 |
Detroit |
Ford 'wants to cut 75,000 jobs' United Auto Workers: Ford planned to offer the workers voluntary redundancy or early retirement
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| Feb.10 |
Germany |
Volkswagen to cut 20,000 workers The carmaker is restructuring plans that are set to run until 2009. The shares jumped 8% to 54.79 euros
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| Jan.23 |
USA |
Ford to cut up to 30,000 jobs Ford Motor plans to close 14 manufacturing plants in North America as it tries to stem losses
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Russia, Ukraine reach natural gas deal
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| Nov.21 |
Detroit |
Car giant GM to cut 30,000 staff General Motors is to cut 30,000 jobs in N. America under a restructuring drive that aims to revive the company
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| Oct.5 |
 New Orleans |
City sacks 3,000 workers The city is sacking about half of its workforce, after the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina
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| Sep.21 |
 Japan |
Sony to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide Electronics giant has announced plans to cut 7% of the workforce as part of a restructuring program
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| Jul.19 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Hewlett-Packard cuts 14,500 staff HP is to lay off about 10% of its workers over the next 18 months as part of its long-awaited restructuring
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| Jun.7 |
Detroit |
GM to cut 25,000 jobs by '08
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| Apr.2 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Sun settles with Microsoft, cuts 3,300 job
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| Oct.28 |
Japan |
Sony to slash 20,000 jobs
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| Jul.21 |
Brazil |
Volkswagen cuts 4,000 jobs
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| Feb.5 |
Germany |
Unemployment hits new high
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| Nov.11 |
Beijing |
War on corruption and unemployment
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| Jun.25 |
New York |
WorldCom in accounting trouble, cut jobs| Troubled telecom firm announces overstatement of financial results, 17,000 job cuts. WorldCom terminated CFO | |
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| May.3 |
USA |
Joblessness hits eight-year high
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| Mar.8 |
USA |
Kmart to axe 22,000 jobs
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| Jan.28 |
Japan |
Jobless rate hits 5.6%
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| Jan.10 |
USA |
Ford to cut 20,000 job 5 plants in North America to be closed
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Peso devaluated
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| Dec.18 |
USA |
Motorola to cut 9,400 jobs
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| Oct.29 |
Japan |
Shock rise in jobless
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| Sep.19 |
USA |
Airlines slash thousands of jobs
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| Sep.18 |
 Seattle |
Boeing slashing up to 30,000 jobs Aviation industry asked for $24bn as financial rescue package
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| Sep.15 |
USA |
Airlines cut jobs to avoid bankruptcy Continental has laid off 12,000, Midway Airlines is laying off 1,700
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| Aug.30 |
Japan |
Hitachi cuts 14,700 jobs
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| Aug.28 |
Japan |
Jobless rate hits record 5% Reforms are being pursued by Prime Minister Koizumi
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| Aug.25 |
Japan |
Toshiba to cut 20,000 jobs Toshiba and Hitachi are planning massive job cuts. Toshiba considering firings overseas
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| Aug.20 |
Japan |
Fujitsu to cut workforce by 16,400 Chipmaking giant will complete the cuts by the end of March 2002. Shares up 2.8% to 1,245 yen
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| Jan.29 |
Detroit |
DaimlerChrysler to cut 26,000 jobs Company to idle 6 plants at money-losing North American unit
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