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Extra3/11/2009 5:30 PM ET

First-quarter layoffs

The following chart is a selection of some announcements of job cuts since the beginning of the year. Some numbers are estimates.

By The Wall Street Journal

Company Announcement dateJobs cut% of work force   

National Semiconductor

3/11/2009

1,725

26

United Technologies

3/10/2009

18,000

8

Marvell Technology

3/9/2009

850

15

McClatchy

3/5/2009

1,600

15

General Dynamics

3/5/2009

1,200

1

IMI

3/4/2009

2,250

15

Monaco Coach

3/2/2009

2,000

93

HSBC

3/2/2009

6,100

2

RSA Insurance

2/26/2009

1,200

6

Nortel Networks

2/25/2009

3,200

10

Advantest Corp.

2/25/2009

1,200

25

Lonmin PLC

2/24/2009

5,500

18

Spansion Inc.

2/23/2009

3,000

35

Micron Technology Inc.

2/23/2009

2,000

9

Anglo American

2/20/2009

19,000

11

Embraer

2/19/2009

4,300

20

Avon Products

2/19/2009

2,500

6

Rockwood  Holdings

2/18/2009

900

9

Goodyear Tire

2/18/2009

5,000

7

Smithfield Foods

2/17/2009

1,800

3

Pioneer

2/12/2009

10,000#

16

ArcelorMittal

2/11/2009

9,000

3

General Motors

2/10/2009

10,000

14 (salaried)

UBS

2/10/2009

2,000

3

Qwest Communications International

2/10/2009

1,700

11

Nissan Motor

2/8/2009

20,000

8

Estee Lauder

2/5/2009

2,000

6

Time Warner Cable

2/4/2009

1,250

3

Panasonic

2/4/2009

15,000

5

Electronic Arts

2/3/2009

1,100

11

PNC Financial Services Group

2/3/2009

5,800

10

King Pharmaceuticals

2/3/2009

760

22

Liz Claiborne

2/3/2009

725

8

SAS Group

2/3/2009

9,000

40

Macy's

2/2/2009

7,000

4

NEC

1/30/2009

20,000

7

Hitachi

1/30/2009

7,000

2

Eastman Kodak

1/29/2009

4,500

18

Bon-Ton Stores

1/29/2009

1,150

3

Black & Decker

1/29/2009

1,200

5

AstraZeneca

1/29/2009

7,400

11

Ford Motor Credit

1/28/2009

1,200

20

Starbucks1/28/20096,7004
Boeing1/28/200910,000*6
Jabil Circuit1/28/20093,0004
SAP1/28/20093,0006
STMicroelectronics1/28/20094,5009
Corning1/27/20093,50013
Cooper Industries1/27/20092,2007
Clariant1/27/20091,0005
Texas Instruments1/26/20093,40012
Molex1/26/20099,30029
Caterpillar1/26/200920,00018
Home Depot1/26/20097,0002
Sprint Nextel1/26/20098,00013
Pfizer1/26/20098,30010
ING1/26/20097,0005
Philips Electronics1/26/20096,0005
Corus1/26/20093,50010
Harley-Davidson1/23/20091,10011
Microsoft1/22/20095,0005
Huntsman1/22/20091,1759
Intel1/21/20096,000**7
UAL1/21/20091,0002
Eaton1/20/20095,2006
Bose1/20/20091,00010
Rohm & Haas1/20/20099006
Clear Channel1/20/20091,8509
ConocoPhillips1/16/20091,3004
Circuit City1/16/200934,000100***
Pfizer1/16/20093,200****3
Advanced Micro Devices1/16/20091,1009
Hertz Global1/16/20094,00013
WellPoint1/16/20091,5004
Saks1/15/20091,1009
MeadWestvaco1/15/20092,00010
Autodesk1/15/200975010
Motorola1/14/20094,0006
Barclays1/14/20092,1001.3
Neiman Marcus 1/13/20093753
Cummins1/13/20098002
Seagate Technology1/12/200980010
Cessna1/12/20092,000N/A
Walgreen1/8/20091,0000.6*****
Lenovo Group1/8/20092,50011
EMC1/7/20092,4007
Logitech International1/6/20095005
Alcoa1/6/200915,00015
Cigna1/5/20091,1004

Total:

432,260

#6,000 permanent jobs, or 16% of global work force, plus 4,000 temporary jobs

*Includes Jan. 9 announcement of 4,500 layoffs from commercial-airplane staff

**Number of employees affected by plant closures, not all will lose jobs
***Company in liquidation

****Includes announcements of 2,400 cuts on Jan. 16 and 800 layoffs on Jan. 13

*****Represents 9% of eligible positions at its corporate offices and certain field-management positions

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