Who’s Firing is a weekly survey of organizations announcing (or rumoring) layoffs. 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.

Inclusion on this listing doesn’t mean the entire industry is down, as many from the same sector appeared on the “Who’s Hiring” article published 10/12/09. It is interesting to note that while Federal hiring is on the rise, a number of State and Local governments face continued cutbacks. Also, Verizon has led the top hiring lists, but is also announcing a number of layoffs. Boeing made the layoff list, while competing aerospace manufacturers top the Who’s Hiring lists.

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

Layoffs announced and rumored this week were in the Government, Manufacturing, Automotive, Technology, Publishing and Energy sectors.

Organizations announcing or rumored layoffs week ended 10/16/09:

AM General (250)
State of Massachusetts (up to 2K)
State of Iowa (1000)
Standish Max Prison (Michigan) (100)
Smiths Medical PM Inc. (100)
The Amherst H. Wilder Foundation (260)
Boeing Corp. (200-300)
City of Spokane, WA (200)
SunTrust Bank (YTD 100)
Wilsonart International (120)
Moog Aircraft Group (220)
Onondaga County, NY (133)
State of New Hampshire (300)
Country Financial (400)
Kohl’s Corporation (250)
Team Broadcast Services (96)
HNI Corporation (150)
State of Vermont (160 total jobs lost)
Verizon Communications (200)
City of Moraine, OH (187)
Solvay Pharmaceuticals (450)
Steifel Laboratories (200)
Pilgrim’s Pride (GA) (100)
Hamilton County Public Library (250)
Oral Roberts University (124)
NYC Dept. of Education (714)
Albany County, NY (109)
Bestop (140)
Flour Energy Corp. (500)
Valero Energy Corp. (250)
Boeing Corp. (130)
D&E Communications (280-290)
United States Postal Service (650)
Lafayette Caterpillar (106)
American Cancer Society (140)
Canron Western Constructors Inc. (106)
Fluor Corporation (100-150)
Redcats USA (490)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida (150)
Kent County, MI (145)
Boise Cascade (130)
Dell (905)
L.L. Bean Call Center (700)
Sunoco Inc. (400)
ATK Space Systems (550)
Hilton Reservations and Customer Care (176)
Thermo Fisher Scientific (130)
Conde Nast Publications (180)
Atlantic City Casinos (1067)
Metavation (120)
Prairie Correctional Facility (120)
University of California Riverside (425)
Pilgrim’s Pride (640)
Emerson Network Power Connectivity Solutions (135)
United Space Alliance (258)
Dow Roofing (100)
Tomasco Mulciber Inc. (213)
Delta, Eagan, MN (unknown)
Aramark Health Support Services, Huntsville, AL (163)
Chevron Mining, Gallup NM (80)
Electric Boat, Groton, CT (96)
Sylvania Yarn Systems (145)
Trojan Battery Co., Sandersville, GA (50)
HON Co., Owensboro, KY (144)
Aramark Sports & Entertainment, Deer Creek Resort, Mt. Sterling, OH (112)
Phoenix Health Systems, Pittsburgh, PA (50)
GE Oil & Gas Operations, Bethelehem, PA (81)
Parsons, Pittsburgh, PA (90)
Alliance One Inc., Trevose, PA (63)
Richfield Hospitality, Charlottesville, VA (146)
FreightCar America Inc., Roanoke, VA (33)
Lockheed Martin, Fairfax, VA (65)
Educational Credit Management Corp., Richmond, VA (60)
Wells Fargo Mortgage, Kirkland, WA (60)
Brandrud, Auburn, WA (104)
Corhart Refractories, Buckhannon, WV (26)
Care Wisconsin First, Madison, WI (77)
Eppendorf Inc., Westbury, NY (44)
Avant-Garde Optics LLC, Washington, NY (137)
Matthews International Corp., Seneca Falls, NY (33)
Tavern on the Green LP, NYC (405)
Dominion Enterprises DBA Interco Print, Ontario, CA (31)
Telecare Corp, Lemon Grove, CA (102)
Duane Morris LLC, Carpinteria, CA (126)
USS-Posco Industries, Pittsburg, CA (827)
Bassett Furniture Industries Inc, Bassett, VA (45)
Summit Holdings, Lakeland, FL (70)
Frontier Oil Corp., Cheyenne, WY (28)
NCH Healthcare, Naples, FL System (66)
Freudenberg-NOK, Spencer, IA (65)
Franciscan Skemp Healthcare, Lacrosse, WI (25)
McCann Erickson, San Francisco, CA (40)
Jeld-Wen, Bend, OR (31)
Foley & Lardner LLC, Milwaukee, WI (39)
Crothall Services Group, Valhalla, NY (235)
Aramark, Huntsville, AL (163)
Mueller Industries, Fulton, MS (37)
Miller Brothers Mining, KY (85)
Baker Hughes Inc., Houston, TX, (62)
Hamilton Sundstrand, Hartford, CN (30)
City of Loveland, CO (5.9%)
Comcast, Wellesley, MA (64)
Rensselaer County, NY (24)
Midcoast Aviation, Cahokia, MO (150)
TomoTherapy, Madison, WI (10%)
Boston Globe, Boston, MA (unknown)
Police Department Kansas City, MO (16)
Clear One Health Plans, Bend, OR (25)
Save – A – Pet, Greyslake, IL (40%)
Microtune, Plano, TX (10%)
Viking Range Corporation, Greenwood, MS (30)
Current Media, San Francisco, CA (unknown)
NH Department of Corrections (37)
Bossier City, LA (88)
Calumet City IL Schools (57)
Lackawanna County, PA (30)
Verizon, Newark, DE (66)
Bistol Meyers Squibb, National (355 of Abilify sales force)
MetLife, Lackawanna County PA (34)
Stanley Furniture, Stanleytown, VA (unknown)
North Providence, RI (35)
Louisiana State Department of Education, Baton Rouge, LA (50)
Yuba Community College, Clearlake, CA (56)
Chelan County, WA (50)
City of Kingston, NY (28)
AOL, NY, NY (2,000)
EBay, San Francisco, CA (several dozen)
LCN Closers, Princeton, IL (47)
NC Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, NC (thousands)
City of Aurora, CO (50)
Ohio State Prisons, Ohio (41)
Osceola County, FL (40)
University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH (50)
Volvo Trucks North America, Dublin VA (50)
Zillion TV, Sunnyvale, CA (1/3)
Victor Valley College, Victorville, CA (28)
DaySpring Inc, Siloam Springs, AR (53)
CNN, Atlanta, GA (unknown)

Source: Google, Twitter, AllPinkSlips.com, Telonu.com, TechCrunch.com, CoStar.com, Gawker, Screwedd.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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Phil Rosenberg is President of reCareered and runs Career Change Central, recently named one of Linkedin’s top groups that job seekers must join. An active blogger about career transition, Phil’s articles have been republished by Business Week, The Wall Street Journal, CIO, FastCompany and dozens of job/recruiting sites.

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