Boeing to cut nearly 10,000 jobs in Washington, more than 12,000 overall
Source: Seattle Times
Boeing announced to employees Wednesday a first batch of almost 7,000 involuntary layoffs in the U.S., which added to more than 5,500 voluntary layoffs means it will cut almost 12,300 jobs company-wide.
Washington state takes the biggest hit, with 9,840 jobs cut before July 31 in a combination of voluntary and involuntary layoffs.
This is the first and largest cut, but there is more to come. Boeing had earlier said it plans to cut about 16,000 jobs total due to the dramatic falloff in airline business.
A company spokesman said Wednesday that it will take some time for the company to reduce our workforce by the approximately 10% we announced.
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