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Laid Off Nation

http://laidoffnation.com

Our blog covers layoffs, corporate bankruptcies, and unemployment. We offer advice for workers who have been recently laid off and anyone who is currently looking for a new job in today's market.

• Added on: May 28th, 2009
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: laidoffnation
• Listed in: Economics Business
• Tags: Economy bankruptcy unemployment recession layoffs laid off

Recent Posts

• September Unemployment

  Posted on Friday October 9th, 2009 at 14:51 in recovery, General, laid off, unemployment numbers, worsening economy, september unemployment, september layoffs

  Well, there is good news and bad news from September’s unemployment numbers. The bad news is that unemployment is still getting worse, but most people expected that. The good news is that the pace at which unemployment is worsening has reversed...

• Jobless Recovery

  Posted on Thursday September 17th, 2009 at 15:36 in General, jobless recovery, jobless recovery 2009, jobless recovery 2010, what is a jobless recovery

  Well, let’s hope the predictions are wrong but I keep hearing a lot about the prospects of a jobless recovery, as I alluded to in the previous post. What is a jobless recovery? According to Wikipedia: A jobless recovery or jobless growth is a p...

• Reduction in Force

  Posted on Thursday September 17th, 2009 at 01:30 in General, reduction in force, layoff alternatives, layoff options

  So a reduction in force (a “RIF”) is basically just a layoff or eliminating of a position. While you can always count the number of humans laid off at companies across America, it is important to consider that eliminated positions could m...

• Where have I been?

  Posted on Monday September 14th, 2009 at 23:37 in General, i'm back, where have i been, laid off for grad school

  I would just like to apologize to my readers for my recent absence over the past month. I’ve been moving to a new city and preparing for the rigors of continued education in graduate school. I should be able to not only keep up my previous post...

• BAE Systems Layoffs

  Posted on Monday August 3rd, 2009 at 18:46 in news, layoffs, alabama layoffs, anniston layoffs, bae systems layoffs, defense contractor layoffs, defense layoffs, plant layoffs

  According to the Anniston Star, BAE Systems will layoff up to 259 workers in September. BAE Systems is one of the largest defense contractors both in the United States and globally. A spokeswoman for the company stated that even with the layoffs, the...

• Cisco Layoffs

  Posted on Monday July 20th, 2009 at 13:59 in General, cisco, csco, cisco fired, cisco layoffs

  According to the Globes, Cisco has announced it will layoff 2000 employees worldwide. Out of those 2,000 position reductions, 35% or 700 layoffs will be in California. The company is clearly trying to cut costs as revenue fell drastically in the firs...

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