International Business News - jobs http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Indiana lost nearly 5,800 jobs in October, most of them as the state's recreational vehicle and automotive industries continued shedding jobs or shuttering factories amid the nation's mounting economic woes. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/indiana-lost-nearly-5-800-jobs-in-october.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:40:56 EST California's unemployment rate jumped to 8.2 percent in October, the highest rate in 14 years, just as a state fund that pays unemployment benefits was about to run out of money. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/calif-unemployment-rate-rises-to-8-2-percent.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:46:25 EST The state has announced details for spending $100 million on Ohio railways, roads, waterways and airports. The spending is part of the state's $1.57 billion stimulus package approved by lawmakers and signed by Gov. Ted Strickland earlier this year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/ohio-announces-100m-road-rail-air-investment.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:24:19 EST Pennsylvanians lost 7,300 nonfarm jobs in October, according to state figures, leaving payrolls at the lowest level in 20 months. The state Department of Labor and Industry on Thursday also said the unemployment rate in Pennsylvania rose one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.8 percent, matching the state's five-year high that it also hit in August. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/pa-sheds-7-000-jobs-in-oct-20-month-low-in-jobs.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:03:28 EST The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. said Thursday it will cut its worldwide work force by 4 percent, or about 1,800 jobs, blaming the weak global economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/bank-of-new-york-mellon-to-cut-1-800-jobs.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:18:08 EST The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. said Thursday it will cut its worldwide work force by 4 percent, or about 1,800 jobs, blaming the weak global economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/bank-of-new-york-mellon-to-cut-1-800-jobs.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:20:26 EST Southwestern Ohio will get $3.87 million in federal money to help with job training as shipping company DHL proceeds with plans to close its Wilmington facility, according to U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/southwest-ohio-to-get-3-87m-for-job-help.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:26:35 EST Intevac Inc. said Thursday it will cut 15 percent of its work force by the end of the year. Intevac has 442 employees, according to CapitalIQ, meaning the company plans to lay off about 66 workers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/intevac-to-lay-off-15-percent-of-workers.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:41:17 EST Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC said Thursday it plans to close three plants in Spain, Belgium and Sweden and cut 1,400 jobs in Europe by 2013 to improve efficiency and expand investment in Asia to serve the growing market there. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/astrazeneca-to-cut-jobs-close-plants-in-europe.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:30:25 EST Rolls-Royce Group PLC said Thursday it plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs next year as demand for its products slumps amid the global economic downturn. The world's second largest maker of aircraft engines said it plans to slash 140 jobs at its aerospace assembly and test facility in Derby, England. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/rolls-royce-plans-up-to-2-000-job-cuts-in-2009.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:39:29 EST Chinese officials warned Thursday that the country faces a "grim" employment outlook with demand for workers falling and job seekers in the cities outnumbering new jobs by two-to-one as the economy slows. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/178647-china-jobs.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/china-warns-jobs-outlook-grim-as-economy-slows.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/china-warns-jobs-outlook-grim-as-economy-slows.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:02:04 EST A company that makes a brand of hummus and vegetable dips plans to open a manufacturing plant in Chesterfield County, creating about 260 jobs beginning in mid-2010. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/food-company-sabra-to-open-virginia-plant.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:37:46 EST Semiconductor manufacturing equipment maker KLA-Tencor Corp. said late Tuesday that it will reduce its work force by about 900 people, or 15 percent, by June 2009. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/kla-tencor-to-cut-900-or-15-percent-of-work-force.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:38:22 EST Lawson Software Inc. said late Tuesday that it will lay off 200 people by the end of the year, shrinking the company's work force by 5 percent. The business software company said economic conditions will force it to close one of its offices and cut down on discretionary spending. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/lawson-software-to-cut-200-jobs-by-end-of-2008.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:48:37 EST HSBC Holdings PLC, Europe's largest bank by market value, plans to cut 500 jobs in Asia due to the global economic slump. The cuts will be made in various parts of the business, including back office functions, with about 450 jobs in Hong Kong to be shed, the London-based lender announced to employees Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/hsbc-to-cut-500-jobs-in-asia-as-slump-takes-toll.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:58:36 EST Paper company Boise Inc. said late Monday it will cut back production at a St. Helens, Ore., paper mill, eliminating 325 jobs. "The decision was primarily a function of declining product demand coupled with continuing high costs, which made it impossible to meet the company's long-term financial objectives," Chief Executive Alexander Toeldte said in a statement. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/boise-production-cut-to-eliminate-325-jobs.htm Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:33:28 EST JOB LOSSES: Citigroup Inc. says it is reducing its work force by another 53,000, after cutting about 22,000 this year. The 75,000 employees lost in total--some through business sales, others through layoffs--will bring the company's total work force to 300,000, down 20 percent from last year's peak. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/summary-box-citi-slashing-its-work-force-again.htm Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:52:43 EST As the unemployment rate in Illinois continues to hover above the national average, state employment officials are joining forces with the jobs Web site CareerBuilder.com. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/ill-partners-with-careerbuilder-com.htm Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:15:31 EST Shipping company DHL says roughly 230 southwest Ohio employees will lose their jobs next year in its consulting, design and management services division. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/dhl-unit-to-lay-off-229-ohio-workers.htm Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:25:31 EST Citigroup Inc. is shedding approximately 53,000 more employees in the coming quarters as the banking giant struggles to steady itself after suffering massive losses from deteriorating debt. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/176882-citigroup-jobs.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/source-citigroup-to-cut-another-53-000-jobs.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/source-citigroup-to-cut-another-53-000-jobs.htm Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:52:01 EST