FACTBOX-Jobs gloom for 2009
Feb 9 (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co said it would slash production and cut headcount by 20,000 workers. [ID:nT132934]
Following are details of announced job cuts in excess of 2,000, by region and by sector since the beginning of September:
REGION - EUROPE:
COMPANY SECTOR NUMBERS DATE --------------------------------------------------------------
Renault (RENA.PA) Auto 6,000 Sept 09
Stora Enso (STERV.HE) Paper 3,150 Sept 10
Alitalia AZPIa.MI Airlines 3,000 Sept 15
Akzo Nobel (AKZO.AS) Manufacturing 3,500 Sept 29
Daimler AG (DAIGn.DE) Auto 2,300 Oct 14
Volvo (VOLVb.ST) Auto/Equipment 5,960 Sept-Jan
ChTPZ Group Steel pipes 4,900 Nov 07
British Telecom (BT.L) Telecoms 10,000 Nov 13
Spansion Inc SPSN.O Semiconductor 4,000 NOV 18
Wolseley (WOS.L) Plumbing/Heating 7,300 Nov 18
Supplier
PSA Peugeot-Citroen
(PEUP.PA) Auto 3,550 Nov 20
Rolls-Royce (RR.L) Engine maker 1,500-2,000 Nov 20
Sandvik (SAND.ST) Tool maker 2,400 Nov 20
Skanska (SKAb.ST) Construction 3,400 Nov 25
ArcelorMittal
(ISPA.AS) MTP.PA Steel 9,000 Nov 27
Telecom Italia (TLIT.MI)Telecoms 9,000 Dec 3
SKF (SKFb.ST) Bearings 2,500 Dec 10
Rio Tinto (RIO.AX) Mining 14,000 Dec 10
Stanley Works (SWK.N) Tools 2,000 Dec 11
Electrolux (ELUXb.ST) Home Appliance 3,000 Dec 15
Laird Plc (LRD.L) Electronics 5,000 Dec 16
Elcoteq ELQAV.HE Electronics 5,000 Jan 15
Metro AG (MEOG.DE) Retail 15,000 Jan 20
Philips Electronics
(PHG.AS)(PHG.N) Electronics 6,000 Jan 26
Corus Steel 3,500 Jan 26
STMicroelectronics
(STM.PA) Chip maker 4,500 Jan 27
SAP (SAPG.DE) Software 3,300 Jan 28
GKN Plc (GKN.L) Aerospace 2,800 Oct/Jan
AstraZeneca Plc (AZN.L) Drugmaker 6,000 Jan 29
Atlas Copco (ATCOa.ST) Machinery 3,000 Feb 02
SAS (SAS.ST) Airlines 8,600 Feb 03
REGION - NORTH AMERICA:
COMPANY SECTOR NUMBERS DATE -------------------------------------------------------------
Hewlett-Packard (HPQ.N) IT 24,600 Sept 15
Federal Mogul (FDML.O) Auto, Engg. 4,000 Sept 17
Micron Technology MU.NIT 2,800 Oct 09
Merck & Co (MRK.N) Pharma 6,800 Oct 22
XEROX CORP (XRX.N) Technology 3,000 Oct 23
Chrysler LLC CBS.UL Auto 6,000 Oct 24
Whirlpool Corp (WHR.N) Consumer 5,000 Oct 28
Gannett Co Inc (GCI.N) Media 3,200 Oct 28
YRC Worldwide
Inc (YRCW.O) Transport 3,750 Oct 29
Motorola MOT.N Mobile phones 7,000 Oct/Jan
Ford Motor Co (F.N) Auto 2,260 Nov 07
DHL Express BV DHL.UL Transport 9,500 Nov 10
Sun Microsystems JAVA.O IT Up to 6,000 Nov 14
Pepsi Bottling Group
Inc PBG.N Soft drink 3,150 Nov 18
AT&T Inc (T.N) Telecom 12,000 Dec 4
DuPont (DD.N) Chemical 2,500 Dec 4
Avis Budget Group
Inc CAR.N Car Rental 2,200 Dec 4
Dow Chemical Co (DOW.N) Chemical 5,000 Dec 8
Wyndham Worldwide
Corp (WYN.N) Hotel 4,000 Dec 8
3M Co (MMM.N) Manufacturer 2,300 Dec 8
Office Depot Inc (ODP.N)Retail 2,200 Dec 10
BorgWarner Inc (BWA.N) Auto 3,000 Dec 11
Ryder System Inc (R.N) Truck Leasing 3,100 Dec 17
Textron Inc (TXT.N) Airlines 2,200 Dec 22
Alcoa Inc (AA.N) Aluminum prod 15,000 Jan 6
EMC Corp (EMC.N) IT 2,400 Jan 7
Dell (DELL.O) IT 1,900-3000 Jan 8
Boeing Co (BA.N) Airlines 4,500 Jan 9
Cessna Aircraft Airlines 2,000 Jan 12
MeadWestvaco
Corp (MWV.N) Packaging 2,000 Jan 15
Hertz Global Hldgs
Inc (HTZ.N) Car rental 4,000 Jan 16
Eaton Corp (ETN.N) Manufacturer 5,200 Jan 20
Intel Corp (INTC.O) IT 6,000 Jan 21
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) IT 5,000 Jan 22
Texas Instruments
TXN.N IT 3,400 Jan 26
Sprint Nextel Corp (S.N)Telecom 8,000 Jan 26
Home Depot Inc (HD.N) Home
Improvement 7,000 Jan 26
General Motors Corp
(GM.N) Auto 2,000 Jan 26
Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N) Earth-Moving
Equipment 21,610 Jan 26/30
Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) Pharma 19,500 Jan 26
Molex Inc (MOLX.O) Electronics 9,300 Dec/Jan
Corning Inc (GLW.N) Manufacturer 4,900 Jan 27
Jabil Circuit Inc
(JBL.N) Electronics 3,000 Jan 28
Eastman Kodak Co
EK.N Camera, printing 4,500 Jan 29
Macy's Inc (M.N) Retail 7,000 Feb 02
Cisco Systems Inc
(CSCO.O) IT 1,500-2000 Feb 04
Estee Lauder Cos Inc
(EL.N) Cosmetics 2,000 Feb 05
REGION - ASIA-PACIFIC: ------------------------------------------------------------
COMPANY SECTOR NUMBERS DATE
Nissan (7201.T) Auto 2,500 Oct 13
Sony Corp (6758.T) Electronics 16,000 Dec 9
TDK Corp (6762.T) Electronics 8,000 Jan 8
Lenovo Group (0992.HK) IT 2,500 Jan 8
BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc
(BHP.AX) Mining 6,000 Jan 21
Panasonic Corp (6752.T) Electronics 15,000 Feb 4
Nissan Motor Co (7201.T)Auto 20,000 Feb 9
REGION - AFRICA ------------------------------------------------------------
COMPANY SECTOR NUMBERS DATE
Lonmin (LONJ.J) Mining 5,500 Nov/Dec
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TOTAL 508,030 ------------------------------------------------------------
(Writing by Jijo Jacob and Carl Bagh, Bangalore Editorial Reference Unit. Editing and additional writing by David Cutler, London Editorial Reference Unit)
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