Whos Firing – Layoffs weeks ended 12-25-09, 1-1-10, and 1-8-10

Who's Firing is a weekly survey of organizations announcing (or rumoring) layoffs for the weeks ended 12/25/09, 1/1/10, and 1/8/10.

Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies that are contracting.

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Top layoffs announced and rumored this week were in the Insurance, Manufacturing, Education, Government, Transportation, Defense and Telecommunications sectors.

Inclusion on this listing doesn’t mean the entire industry is down, as some from the same sectors appeared on the “Who’s Hiring” article published 1/4/10. It is interesting to note that while Federal hiring is on the rise, a number of State and Local governments continued to face cutbacks for over the past quarter, led by the State of Hawaii announcing 1,900 job cuts across the state.

Insurance and Manufacturing topped the layoff list this week, as Berkshire Hathaway announced that it laid off 21,000 employees over the past year. Additional manufacturers including Thomasville Furniture, Windstream, Bobcat, and Smurfit-Stone announced major layoffs. In Education, The University of Illinois announced mass unpaid furloughs as the State of Illinois scrambles to get state funding to the university.

Transportation companies were hammered over the past few weeks as UPS announced 1,800 administrative layoffs and Arrow Trucking shuttered putting 1,400 out of work.

Job seekers: You might want to look in greener pastures than these companies.

Organizations announcing or rumored layoffs for weeks ended 12/25/09, 1/1/10, and 1/8/10:

Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Nationwide (21,000 YTD)
University of Illinois (11,000 temporary furloughs)
State of Hawaii, Various (1,900)
UPS, Atlanta GA (1,800)
Arrow Trucking, National (1,400)
Thomasville Furniture, Appomattox VA (1,400 – 90 day furlough)
Lockheed Martin, Bethesda MD (1,200)
Virginia DOT, Various VA (678)
CenturyLink, Kansas City MO (600+)
Windstream Corp, Little Rock AR (580)
Bobcat, Bismarck ND (500)
Merck-Schering Sales Reps, National (500+)
Merck, Kenilworth NJ (500)
Pfizer (Wyeth), Collegeville NJ (450)
Pfizer, Monmouth Junction NJ (400)
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp, Missoula MT (400)
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Baton Rough LA (400)
Accent Marketing, Monroe LA (340)
American Steamship, Amhurst NY (319)
Macy's, Boise ID; Waterford MI; St. Ann MO; Missoula MT; and Burlington NJ (307)
ASTAR Air Cargo, Cincinnati OH (303)
Sitel Corp, Winfield AL (302)
Hugo Boss, Cleveland OH (300)
Maui Land & Pineapple Co, Kalului HI (285)
Guaranty Bank, Austin TX (270)
Honeywell Aerospace, Phoenix AZ (265)
A.M. General, South Bend IN (250)
Chrysler Financial, Troy MI (250)
Alcoa Inc, Newburgh IN & Alcoa TN (235)
American Greetings Corporation, Kalamazoo MI (225)
VictoryLand, Montgomery AL (225)
West Penn Allegheny Health System, Pittsburgh PA (213)
Pilgrim's Pride, Pittsburg TX (230)
FKI Logistex, Danville KY (200)
Mohawk Industries, Eton GA (190)
Auto Truck Transport USA Inc, Springfield OH (186)
Affiliated Computer Services, Houston TX (181)
Office Depot (Tech Depot), Trumbull CT (168)
Western Kentucky Navigation, Paducah KY (161)
AT&T, New Britan CT (160)
City of Cleveland, OH (160)
Albany International Corporation, Portland TN (156)
Idearc Media, St. Petersburg FL (150)
CDG Mgmt. & Civic Development Group, Canton OH, Portsmouth OH, Wellston OH (143)
United Airlines, Chicago IL (140)
Federal Coach, Ft. Smith AR (140)
NN Inc, Tempe AZ (130)
The Longaberger Co, Frazeyburg OH (125)
Foot Locker Inc, NYC NY (120)
Nashua Corp, Omaha NE (120)
Office Depot, Mountain Top PA (120)
Nationwide, Grove City OH (120)
Technicolor, Memphis TN (105)
Pfizer, Pearl River NY (116)
Trane, Clarksville TN (113)
Jackson Rancheria Casino and Hotel, Jackson CA (113)
Nordyne, Booneville MO (110)
Blackhawk Foundry & Machine, Davenport IA (109)
US Fidelis, Wentzville MO (hundreds)
Carlen Transport, Bangor ME (100+)
Rexam PLC, Nashua NH (100)
Means Nursery Inc, Scappoose OR (100)
Oberon Media, NYC NY (100)
Cummins Filtration, Lake Mills IA (100)
Sheraton Hotel and sprawling CoCo Key Water Resort, Arlington Heights IL (100)
Allied Systems Holding, Janesville WI (100)
United Hyundai, Las Vegas NV (100)
ConMed Corp, Utica NY (up to 100)
Cecilware Corporation, Long Island City NY (80)
Southeastern Kentucky Rehabilitation Industries, Corbin KY (80)
AT&T, Albany GA (75)
CPC International Apple Co, Tieton WA (75)
McQuay International, Auburn NY (75)
Ash Grove, Durkee OR (67)
Clark County, Las Vegas NV (67)
Veolia Transportation Co, Austin TX (67)
Cenveo/Cadmus, Charlottesville VA (61)
Heavy Iron, Los Angeles CA (60-70)
Ball Corporation, Fairfield CA (50)
Bradford Hospital, Bradford PA (59)
Yuba Community College, Lake County CA (58)
Tulsa Police, Tulsa OK (56 – 135)
Boeing Puget Sound WA (56)
Blue Heron Paper Company, Clackamas County OR (50)
Center Grove Schools, Center Grove IN (50)
City of Reno, NV (48-58)
Westcode Inc, Town of Maine NY (45)
City of Saratoga Springs NY (42)
APL Logistics, Jacksonville FL (40)

Source: Google, Twitter, AllPinkSlips.com, Telonu.com, TechCrunch.com, CoStar.com, Gawker, Screwedd.com

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