Tech Layoffs in 2008

212
Layoff events
166
Companies
32,524
Employees laid off
2008
Year

All layoffs in 2008

Location Source
First Transit WARN December 31, 2008 8 — Nichols, NY —
Roadway Express WARN December 30, 2008 338 — West Seneca, NY —
Yellow Transportation WARN December 30, 2008 70 — Tonawanda, NY —
Roadway Express WARN December 30, 2008 39 — Syracuse, NY —
Roadway Express WARN December 30, 2008 36 — Syosset, NY —
Citigroup Inc. and its NY Subsidiaries WARN December 29, 2008 1,004 — New York, NY —
ArcelorMittal WARN December 29, 2008 313 — Blasdell, NY —
Manpower WARN December 24, 2008 135 — Poughkeepsie, NY —
Thacher Proffitt & Wood WARN December 23, 2008 243 — New York, NY —
VOOM HD a subsidiary of Rainbow HD WARN December 22, 2008 134 — New York, NY —
VOOM HD a subsidiary of Rainbow HD WARN December 22, 2008 57 — Woodbury, NY —
Plug Power WARN December 18, 2008 68 — Latham, NY —
St. Rose's Home WARN December 18, 2008 39 — New York, NY —
Credit Suisse Securities WARN December 16, 2008 759 — New York, NY —
Turning Point Facility of Saint Francis Hospital WARN December 16, 2008 34 — Beacon, NY —
Saint Francis Hospital/Mental Health Units WARN December 16, 2008 21 — Poughkeepsie, NY —
Antares Information Technologies WARN December 15, 2008 199 — Hauppauge, NY —
Proctor and Gamble Pharmaceuticals WARN December 15, 2008 94 — Norwich, NY —
Antares Information Technologies WARN December 15, 2008 — — Hauppauge, NY —
Goldman, Sachs & WARN December 11, 2008 200 — New York, NY —
Goldman, Sachs & WARN December 11, 2008 — — New York, NY —
Welcome Wagon a subsidiary of Move WARN December 10, 2008 50 — Plainview, NY —
Hussmann WARN December 9, 2008 92 — Gloversville, NY —
Morgan Stanley WARN December 8, 2008 590 — New York, NY —
JP Morgan Chase WARN December 8, 2008 500 — New York, NY —
New England Laminates Co., Inc. NELCO WARN December 8, 2008 77 — Newburgh, NY —
DHL Express WARN December 8, 2008 25 — East Syracuse, NY —
DHL Express WARN December 8, 2008 17 — Buffalo, NY —
DHL Express WARN December 8, 2008 10 — Rochester, NY —
DHL Express WARN December 5, 2008 120 — Inwood, NY —
DHL Express WARN December 5, 2008 100 — Jamaica, NY —
DHL Express WARN December 5, 2008 100 — New York, NY —
DHL Express WARN December 5, 2008 75 — New York, NY —
The Penn Traffic Company/Quality Markets WARN December 5, 2008 62 — Jamestown, NY —
DHL Express WARN December 5, 2008 60 — Ronkonkoma, NY —
DHL Express WARN December 5, 2008 50 — Elmsford, NY —
DHL Express WARN December 5, 2008 50 — Woodside, NY —
DHL Express WARN December 5, 2008 40 — Brooklyn, NY —
Jamestown Container WARN December 5, 2008 39 — Lockport, NY —
DHL Express WARN December 5, 2008 30 — Melville, NY —
DHL Express WARN December 5, 2008 30 — Newburgh, NY —
Aramark Sports and Entertainment WARN December 4, 2008 66 — New York, NY —
Schrader-Bridgeport International WARN December 3, 2008 28 — Syracuse, NY —
BH S & B WARN December 2, 2008 92 — New York, NY —
Super Steel Schenectady WARN December 1, 2008 175 — Glenville, NY —
ChemRX WARN December 1, 2008 71 — Long Beach, NY —
Sisters of St. Joseph/The Academy of St. Joseph WARN December 1, 2008 41 — Brentwood, NY —
Unisys WARN November 26, 2008 89 — Rochester, NY —
DHL Express WARN November 25, 2008 115 — East Syracuse, NY —
Computer Science Services CSC WARN November 25, 2008 98 — Rensselaer, NY —
Delavan Industries WARN November 24, 2008 91 — West Seneca, NY —
Delavan Industries WARN November 24, 2008 6 — Blasdell, NY —
AJM Packaging WARN November 21, 2008 126 — Brentwood, NY —
National Gypsum-Wallboard Division WARN November 21, 2008 71 — East Greenbush, NY —
HSBC Mortgage WARN November 19, 2008 225 — Depew, NY —
BH S & B WARN November 19, 2008 118 — Port Washington, NY —
Blue Man Productions WARN November 19, 2008 46 — New York, NY —
The Penn Traffic Company/ P & C Foods WARN November 17, 2008 68 — Oswego, NY —
National Wholesale Liquidators WARN November 13, 2008 316 — West Hempstead, NY —
Thomson Reuters WARN November 13, 2008 35 — White Plains, NY —
NXP Semiconductors WARN November 12, 2008 512 — Hopewell Junction, NY —
Microdyne Outsourcing WARN November 10, 2008 91 — Binghamton, NY —
Goldman, Sachs & WARN November 7, 2008 700 — New York, NY —
City and Suburban Delivery Systems WARN November 7, 2008 340 — New Hyde Park, NY —
City and Suburban Delivery Systems WARN November 7, 2008 101 — New Rochelle, NY —
City and Suburban Delivery Systems WARN November 7, 2008 30 — Hauppauge, NY —
Goldman, Sachs & WARN November 7, 2008 — — New York, NY —
J & W Seligman WARN November 6, 2008 113 — New York, NY —
RJR Paratransit WARN October 31, 2008 200 — Staten Island, NY —
Coca-Cola Enterprises WARN October 31, 2008 62 — Binghamton, NY —
American Transit WARN October 30, 2008 400 — Bronx, NY —
Metropolitan Jewish Geriatric Center Adult Home Care WARN October 30, 2008 220 — Brooklyn, NY —
Credit Suisse Securities WARN October 30, 2008 191 — New York, NY —
American Transit WARN October 30, 2008 50 — Yonkers, NY —
R. T. Vanderbilt WARN October 30, 2008 17 — Gouverneur, NY —
Interep National Radio Sales WARN October 27, 2008 104 — New York, NY —
Gate Gourmet WARN October 23, 2008 46 — Long Island, NY —
Gate Gourmet Inc Amtrak Commissary at Penn Station WARN October 23, 2008 36 — New York, NY —
Financial Guaranty Insurance WARN October 21, 2008 56 — New York, NY —
Wakiya, Gramercy Park Hotel WARN October 20, 2008 59 — New York, NY —
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals WARN October 17, 2008 1,150 — Rouses Point, NY —
Sodexo WARN October 17, 2008 144 — New York, NY —
Par Pharmaceutical WARN October 17, 2008 118 — Spring Valley, NY —
Par Pharmaceutical WARN October 17, 2008 5 — Suffern, NY —
Barclays Capital WARN October 14, 2008 500 — New York, NY —
GE Capital Corporation/CitiCapital WARN October 14, 2008 54 — Harrison, NY —
Barclays Capital WARN October 14, 2008 — — New York, NY —
Heller Ehrman WARN September 29, 2008 148 — New York, NY —
Swissport Cargo WARN September 29, 2008 97 — Jamaica, NY —
Shop Vac WARN September 25, 2008 220 — Endicott, NY —
U.S. Web WARN September 25, 2008 208 — Huntington, NY —
Liberty Mutual WARN September 25, 2008 51 — Syracuse, NY —
Kaz WARN September 24, 2008 337 — Hudson, NY —
Honeywell International/Scanning and Mobility WARN September 23, 2008 300 — Skaneateles Falls, NY —
Oswego Wire WARN September 17, 2008 53 — Oswego, NY —
Amalgamated Life WARN September 11, 2008 466 — New York, NY —
Evelyn Hill WARN September 9, 2008 150 — New York, NY —
Ramada Plaza Hotel JFK WARN September 2, 2008 202 — Jamaica, NY —
JP Morgan Chase & WARN August 29, 2008 71 — Syracuse, NY —
Complementary Coatings Corp. d/b/a/ Insl-x WARN August 26, 2008 57 — Stony Point, NY —
St. Lawrence Zinc WARN August 22, 2008 176 — Gouverneur, NY —
Aramark Educational WARN August 22, 2008 62 — Valley Stream, NY —
Kmart Corporation Store #3436 WARN August 22, 2008 46 — Rochester, NY —
Transit Facility Management WARN August 12, 2008 248 — Brooklyn, NY —
Sherwood Valve WARN August 12, 2008 147 — Niagara Falls, NY —
Olympus Surgical & Industrial America WARN August 1, 2008 150 — Orangeburg, NY —
Sterling Mets WARN July 29, 2008 1,050 — Flushing, NY —
Paramount Pictures WARN July 24, 2008 2 — New York, NY —
Volume Services, Inc. d/b/a Centerplate's WARN July 23, 2008 1,861 — Bronx, NY —
Indymac Bank WARN July 18, 2008 50 — New York, NY —
Carrier Industries WARN July 16, 2008 89 — Fishkill, NY —
Republic Airways LaGuardia Base U.S. Airways Express WARN July 16, 2008 3 — Flushing, NY —
Republic Airways Buffalo Base Chautauqua Airlines WARN July 16, 2008 — — Buffalo, NY —
Steve & Barry's WARN July 10, 2008 172 — Port Washington, NY —
Sun Microsystems WARN July 10, 2008 33 — New York, NY —
Sun Microsystems WARN July 10, 2008 5 — Fairport, NY —
Sun Microsystems WARN July 10, 2008 1 — Cohoes, NY —
Worldwide Flight Services, Inc. NY Offices WARN July 9, 2008 310 — Jamaica, NY —
The Newark Group dba Bennington Paperboard WARN July 3, 2008 64 — North Hoosick, NY —
American Airlines WARN July 2, 2008 650 — Flushing, NY —
American Airlines WARN July 2, 2008 10 — Jamaica, NY —
Filene's Basement WARN July 1, 2008 75 — White Plains, NY —
Atria on the Hudson WARN July 1, 2008 51 — Ossining, NY —
Radian Asset Assurance WARN July 1, 2008 50 — New York, NY —
IWCO Direct WARN June 30, 2008 214 — Melville, NY —
WellPoint, aka National Government WARN June 30, 2008 188 — Yorktown Heights, NY —
MedUS WARN June 30, 2008 45 — Binghamton, NY —
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals WARN June 17, 2008 175 — North Syracuse, NY —
American Axle & Manufacturing WARN June 9, 2008 260 — Tonawanda, NY —
IPRO WARN June 9, 2008 139 — Lake Success, NY —
UBS Investment Bank WARN June 6, 2008 195 — New York, NY —
The Home Depot WARN June 4, 2008 88 — Rome, NY —
JP Morgan Chase WARN June 2, 2008 — — New York, NY —
Callaway Golf Ball Operations WARN May 29, 2008 118 — Johnstown, NY —
Portola Packaging WARN May 22, 2008 78 — Clifton Park, NY —
EmblemHealth WARN May 21, 2008 93 — New York, NY —
UniCredit Banca di Roma WARN May 21, 2008 57 — New York, NY —
EmblemHealth WARN May 21, 2008 11 — New York, NY —
Rochester Gas & Electric WARN May 20, 2008 108 — Rochester, NY —
L.B. Furniture Industries WARN May 20, 2008 99 — Hudson, NY —
TeleTech Niagara Falls SDC WARN May 15, 2008 187 — Niagara Falls, NY —
Capital Group Partners, Inc. dba Rapid Solutions WARN May 8, 2008 85 — Melville, NY —
First Student WARN May 6, 2008 110 — Pine Bush, NY —
Manpower WARN May 6, 2008 100 — Poughkeepsie, NY —
Merrill Lynch WARN May 2, 2008 500 — New York, NY —
XL Financial Administrative WARN May 2, 2008 52 — New York, NY —
Virgin Atlantic Airways WARN May 2, 2008 11 — New York, NY —
Merrill Lynch WARN May 2, 2008 — — New York, NY —
Penguin Supermarkets WARN May 1, 2008 80 — Brooklyn, NY —
Holy Family-Diocese of Rochester WARN May 1, 2008 42 — Rochester, NY —
St. Andrew-Diocese of Rochester WARN May 1, 2008 39 — Rochester, NY —
St. Monica-Diocese of Rochester WARN May 1, 2008 38 — Rochester, NY —
St. John of Rochester-Diocese of Rochester WARN May 1, 2008 32 — Fairport, NY —
Good Shepherd-Diocese of Rochester WARN May 1, 2008 31 — Henrietta, NY —
Holy Trinity-Diocese of Rochester WARN May 1, 2008 30 — Webster, NY —
Corpus Christi-Diocese of Rochester WARN May 1, 2008 29 — Rochester, NY —
St. Margaret Mary-Diocese of Rochester WARN May 1, 2008 28 — Rochester, NY —
Holy Cross-Diocese of Rochester WARN May 1, 2008 28 — Rochester, NY —
All Saints Catholic Academy-Diocese of Rochester WARN May 1, 2008 27 — Rochester, NY —
St. John the Evangelist-Diocese of Rochester WARN May 1, 2008 26 — Spencerport, NY —
St. Boniface-Diocese of Rochester WARN May 1, 2008 26 — Rochester, NY —
Catherine McAuley Catholic-Diocese of Rochester WARN May 1, 2008 20 — Rochester, NY —
Sodexo WARN April 30, 2008 122 — Plattsburgh, NY —
Aramark Management WARN April 30, 2008 35 — Staten Island, NY —
Aramark Management WARN April 30, 2008 25 — Staten Island, NY —
New Line Cinema WARN April 28, 2008 175 — New York, NY —
New Line Cinema WARN April 28, 2008 — — New York, NY —
Credit Suisse Securities WARN April 24, 2008 210 — New York, NY —
Watson Laboratories WARN April 24, 2008 75 — Brewster, NY —
Watson Laboratories WARN April 24, 2008 64 — Carmel, NY —
Visiting Nurse Service of New York WARN April 18, 2008 136 — Bronx, NY —
Victory Memorial Hospital WARN April 17, 2008 801 — Brooklyn, NY —
New York City Off Track Betting WARN April 15, 2008 1,111 — New York, NY —
Stewart EFI WARN April 15, 2008 146 — Yonkers, NY —
Swiss American Securities WARN April 15, 2008 124 — New York, NY —
Continental Automotive Systems Division WARN April 9, 2008 350 — Elma, NY —
ATA Airlines WARN April 8, 2008 220 — Jamaica, NY —
Gelmart Industries WARN April 8, 2008 50 — College Point, NY —
ATA Airlines WARN April 8, 2008 — — Flushing, NY —
Halmode Apparel, a division of Kellwood WARN April 2, 2008 99 — New York, NY —
Selfhelp Community WARN April 1, 2008 482 — New York, NY —
Sodexo WARN April 1, 2008 103 — East Meadow, NY —
The Surrey Hotel WARN April 1, 2008 62 — New York, NY —
Aramark Management Services Limited Partnership WARN March 20, 2008 6 — Harrison, NY —
Jarden Plastic Solutions WARN March 17, 2008 68 — Tupper Lake, NY —
Lehman Brothers WARN March 12, 2008 600 — New York, NY —
TLC Health Care WARN March 12, 2008 107 — Lake Success, NY —
Henkel WARN March 12, 2008 51 — Olean, NY —
Lehman Brothers WARN March 12, 2008 — — New York, NY —
Harry M. Stevens, LLC doing business as ARAMARK Sports and Entertainment WARN March 4, 2008 303 — Uniondale, NY —
Cardinal Health 200, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cardinal Health WARN March 3, 2008 60 — Montgomery, NY —
Westech Building Products WARN March 3, 2008 56 — Holmes, NY —
Robeco Investment Management WARN February 28, 2008 115 — New York, NY —
TeleTech Niagara Falls SDC WARN February 26, 2008 340 — Niagara Falls, NY —
Boscov's Department Store WARN February 26, 2008 122 — Nanuet, NY —
Aramark Management Services Limited Partnership WARN February 26, 2008 22 — New York, NY —
Wachovia WARN February 20, 2008 55 — New York, NY —
SkyWest Airlines WARN February 20, 2008 8 — Johnson, NY —
Vanity Fair Brands WARN February 13, 2008 62 — New York, NY —
PELCO WARN February 11, 2008 80 — Orangeburg, NY —
Tech Valley Printing WARN February 7, 2008 150 — Watervliet, NY —
Transervice Logistics WARN February 4, 2008 110 — Central Islip, NY —
CBS Studios WARN February 1, 2008 74 — New York, NY —
Altria Group, Inc. and Altria Client Services, Inc. formerly known as Altria Corporate WARN January 30, 2008 440 — New York, NY —
Ocean Logistics WARN January 30, 2008 251 — Central Islip, NY —
Interpharm WARN January 30, 2008 79 — Hauppauge, NY —
Interpharm WARN January 30, 2008 — — Yaphank, NY —
Sandoz WARN January 23, 2008 193 — Laurelton, NY —
Federal Reserve Bank of New York WARN January 23, 2008 128 — Oriskany, NY —
Metro One WARN January 7, 2008 172 — Hauppauge, NY —
Penny Curtiss Baking Co., Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Penn Traffic WARN January 4, 2008 174 — Syracuse, NY —
IFMG Securities WARN January 3, 2008 170 — Purchase, NY —