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Tech Layoffs 2009 Scorecard

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The following is the layoff scorecard till April 17 2009. For latest updates head to JobeeHive

Company	Date	How many	Further reading
Toshiba	04/17/2009	3,900	More job cuts at Toshiba
IDC	04/17/2009	82 (5 percent)	Analysis firm IDC cuts 5 percent of staff
Sony Ericsson	04/17/2009	2,000	Sony Ericsson to lay off 2,000 more workers
Wired.com	04/02/2009	3 (12 percent)	Wired.com lays off 12 percent of staff
Agilent Technologies	03/27/2009	2,700	Agilent laying off 2,700
Google	03/26/2009	200	Google cuts nearly 200 sales, marketing jobs
IBM	03/26/2009	5,000	IBM job cuts hit applications services unit, says union
OptiSolar	03/23/2009	200	OptiSolar closes plant
Energy Conversion Devices	03/17/2009	70	Solar stocks go red as gear maker warns
Nokia	03/17/2009	1,700	Nokia job cuts become reality
Spot Runner	03/14/2009	60	Spot Runner…another 60 to lose jobs
National Semiconductor	03/11/2009	1,725 (25 percent)	National Semi to cut a fourth of workforce
Dell	03/11/2009	unknown	Layoffs to hit another Dell plant
RIAA	02/26/2009	Up to 25	Sources: RIAA cuts up to 25 jobs
Enfatico	02/25/2009	80 (8 percent)	Dell ad agency Enfatico lays off workers
Nortel Networks	02/25/2009	3,200	Nortel cuts another 3,200 jobs
Spansion	02/23/2009	3,000 (35 percent)	Spansion cuts 3,000 employees
Micron Technology	02/23/2009	Up to 2,000	Micron to cut up to 2,000 more jobs
Google	02/12/2009	40	Google scraps radio ads
Pioneer	02/12/2009	10,000	Pioneer leaving the TV business
Nokia	02/11/2009	410; 500-700 rotating	Nokia cuts production, closes facility
Forrester	02/09/2009	50 (5 percent)	Forrester to lay off 5 percent
MPAA	02/05/2009	unknown	Source: ‘Significant’ layoffs at MPAA
Cisco Systems	02/04/2009	Up to 2,000	Cisco: Making lemonade from economic lemons
Panasonic	02/04/2009	15,000	Panasonic to cut 15,000 jobs
Electronic Arts	02/03/2009	1,100 (11 percent)	EA cutting 1,100 jobs
NEC	01/30/2009	20,000 (13 percent)	NEC to cut workforce by 20,000
Novell	01/30/2009	100 (3 percent)	Novell lays off just under 100 workers
Teradyne	01/30/2009	532	Boston.com: Teradyne will shed 532 jobs
Citrix Systems	01/30/2009	490 (10 percent)	Citrix to reduce staff by 10 percent
STMicroelectronics	01/28/2009	4,500	STMicro reports loss, lays off 4,500
AOL	01/28/2009	700	AOL to lay off 700 employees
SAP	01/28/2009	3,000	SAP plans job cuts, despite solid earnings
News Corp.	01/26/2009	100	News Corp. lays off 5 percent at digital unit
Texas Instruments	01/26/2009	12 percent	Texas Instruments cutting jobs as profits plunge
Sprint Nextel	01/26/2009	8,000	Sprint Nextel to cut 8,000 jobs
Philips	01/26/2009	6,000	Philips to cut 6,000 jobs
IBM	01/24/2009	More than 2,800	IBM quietly lays off North American staff
Microsoft	01/22/2009	5,000	Microsoft cutting 5,000 jobs on weak results
Ericsson	01/21/2009	5,000 (6 percent)	Ericsson to cut 5,000 jobs
Logitech	01/19/2009	550 to 600	Logitech to cut up to 600 jobs
AMD	01/16/2009	1,100 (9 percent)	AMD to trim 1,100 jobs, initiate temporary pay cuts
Autodesk	01/15/2009	750 (10 percent)	Autodesk to cut 750 jobs, lowers earnings outlook
Cymer	01/15/2009	100 (10 percent)	AP: Cymer to cut jobs, spending as demand plummets
Motorola	01/14/2009	4,000 (6 percent)	Motorola plans another round of layoffs
Plantronics	01/14/2009	18 percent	Plantronics to layoff 18% of global workforce
PlanetOut	01/14/2009	50 percent	Sources: Heavy layoffs at PlanetOut
Google	01/14/2009	100	Google lays off 100 recruiters
Oracle	01/14/2009	500	Report: Oracle cuts workforce by 500
GreenFuel Technologies	01/13/2009	19 (50 percent)	Algae front-runner GreenFuel slashes staff
Lexmark	01/13/2009	375	Bloomberg: Lexmark sales miss forecast; 375 job cuts planned
Seagate	01/12/2009	800 (10 percent)	Seagate replaces Watkins as CEO
Dell	01/08/2009	1,900	Dell’s Ireland plant to shed 1,900 jobs
Lenovo	01/08/2009	2,500 (11 percent)	Lenovo to cut 2,500 jobs amid restructuring
One Laptop Per Child	01/07/2009	32 (50 percent)	OLPC slashes workforce in half, cuts salaries
Motion Computing	01/07/2009	30 (25 percent)	Motion Computing cuts about 30 workers
EMC	01/07/2009	2,400 (7 percent)	EMC to cut 2,400 from workforce
Turning Technologies	01/07/2009	31	Vindy.com: Turning Tech layoff hits 31
Borland Software	01/06/2009	130 (15 percent)	VMware hires away Borland CEO
HelioVolt	01/06/2009	15	Two Austin employers announce job cuts
LiveJournal	01/06/2009	About 12	LiveJournal deletes ‘about a dozen’ jobs
Logitech	01/06/2009	15 percent of salaried staff worldwide	Logitech to slash 15 percent of workforce
Lenovo	01/05/2009	200 staff in Beijing offices	Lenovo rumored readying layoffs
Microsoft	01/01/2009	Unknown	Microsoft planning big layoffs for January?