Who's Firing - Layoffs week ended 4-16-10

Who's Firing summarizes weekly research of companies announcing and rumoring layoffs for the week ended 4-16-10.

For the past week health care, energy, entertainment, government and financial service employers announced the largest layoffs.

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This information is intended for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies that are contracting. The information can be valuable to job seekers also, to understand companies that are probably not in growth mode.

Healthcare announced the largest layoffs, as St, Vincent's Hospital announced it was closing and laying off 3,000 in NYC. Energy revealed cutbacks with American Electric Power announcing 2,200 employee buyouts throughout it's 11 state service area, up to 10% of the company's workforce.

Entertainment was next as New York City's Off- Track Betting Corp cut 1,300 jobs throughout the NYC area. While government was not first on the list this week, it was the big story. 42 local governmental units and school districts announced layoffs this week, affecting thousands of workers. We may see more of this as we approach the end of the school year as well as government fiscal years - Governments and school boards have to finalize budgets for next year and announcing related layoffs.

Financial services also has a number of companies that are hiring, but Wells Fargo disclosed layoffs of 415 employees, and Capital One Financial revealed it will let 223 employees go.

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 4/12/10.

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

Organizations announcing or rumored layoffs for the week ended 4/16/10:

• St. Vincent's Hospital, NYC, NY (3,000)
• American Electric Power, Various US (> 2,200)
• New York City Off-Track Betting Corp, NYC NY area (1,300)
• Sacramento County CA (600+)
• Wells Fargo, Sacramento CA (415)
• East Orange NJ School District (280)
• Exelixis, South San Francisco and San Diego CA (270)
• Flint School District, Flint MI (261)
• Novartis, East Hanover NJ (250)
• City of Baltimore MD (250)
• Resort at Squaw Creek, Olympic Valley CA (246)
• Unisys Corporation, Austin TX (229)
• Capital One Financial Corporation, Bethesda MD (223)
• AT&T Corp, Pleasanton, Pasadena, and San Ramon CA (215)
• Tolleson Union High School District, Tolleson AZ (207)
• City of Boston MA (200+)
• City of Stockton CA (200)
• Tucson Unified School District, Tuscon AZ (195)
• Arlington Developmental Center, Memphis TN (183)
• BAE Systems, Fairfield OH (180)
• Lorain School District. Lorian OH (167)
• Northrop Grumman Continental Maritime, San Diego CA (167)
• Lafayette IN School District (150)
• Sony Electronics, San Diego CA (150)
• Fremont Medical Center, Yuba City CA (147)
• Inscom Exercise Support (McNeil Technologies), Fort Irwin CA (141)
• Forum Health, Youngstown OH (125)
• Symantec Corp, Mountain View CA (124)
• Adelanto Community Correctional Facility, Adelanto CA (122)
• The Village Healthcare Center, Houston TX (120)
• Riverview Gardens School District, St Louis MO (120)
• The Upper Deck Co, Carlsbad CA (119)
• Rideout Memorial Hospital, Marysville CA (118)
• Apple Valley Unified School District, Apple Valley CA (116)
• City of Hillsborough NJ (115)
• Xenoport, Santa Clara CA (107)
• Carmenita Ford Truck Sales, Santa Fe Springs CA (105)
• City of Chattanooga TN (100+)
• John Carlo Inc., Orlando FL (100)
• City of Reno NV (100)
• United Space Alliance, Kennedy Space Center FL (100)
• Brevard County School District, Viera FL (approx 100)
• Communication Services for the Deaf. (CSD), Lemoore CA (97)
• Teasdale Quality Foods, Atwater CA (90)
• Redbarn Per Products, Long Beach CA (88)
• Arcadian Management Services, San Dimas CA (81)
• The Houston County Schools, Perry GA (80)
• San Jose State University, San Jose CA (76)
• Bergen County NJ (75)
• Johnson Controls, Livermore CA (71)
• Ning Inc, Palo Alto CA (70)
• The Deer Valley Unified School District, Phoenix AZ (69)
• Secret Level, San Francisco CA (67)
• Applied Materials, Santa Clara and Fairfield CA (64)
• Saline School District, Saline MI (63)
• Cedar Rapids School, Cedar Rapids IA (60)
• City of Romulus MI (60)
• Atlantic City NJ (59)
• National Steak and Poultry, Owasso OK (59)
• Hancock Bank, Bay County FL (57)
• Chesterfield County School District, Chesterfield SC (55)
• D.C. Child and Family Services Agency, Washington DC (54)
• The Mecklenburg County School, Boydton VA (51)
• Minisink Valley Schools, Slate Hill NY (50+)
• Stevens Point School District, Stevens Point WI (50+)
• The Rock Hill School District, Rock Hill SC (50)
• The Suit-Kote Corporation, Courtland NY (50)
• Menasha Joint School District, Menasha WI (50)
• Ann Arbor Schools, Ann Arbor MI (50)
• Greenwood County School District SC (50)
• Vista Unified School District, Vista CA (50)
• Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO (< 50)
• City of Fredrick MD (49)
• South-Western School, Grove City OH (49)
• The Jackson County School District, Jefferson GA (47)
• Kent Hospital, Warwick RI (46)
• Precor, Valencia CA (42)
• Owosso Public Schools, Owosso MI (41)
• DuPage High School District 88, Addison IL (39)
• The University of Toledo, Toledo OH (36)
• Gallipolis Developmental Center, Galliopolis OH (36)
• Dartmouth College, Hanover NH (36)
• Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha NE (35)
• Moorpark, Oxnard and Ventura colleges, Ventura CA (33)
• Union High School District, Phoneix AZ (32)
• The Northeast Independent School District, San Antonio TX (31)
• The Oshkosh Area School District, Oshkosh WI (31)
• Zondervan, Grand Rapids MI (30)
• Santa Cruz County Superior Court System, Santa Cruz CA (20 - 30)

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

Readers – If you know of employers announcing significant layoff plans, or employers reducing large numbers of employees, please comment below to add to this list.

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