2008 Tech Layoffs
32,524
Employees laid off
212
Layoff rounds
166
Companies
2008
Year
Monthly breakdown
Most affected companies
By industry
| Industry | Employees |
|---|
All top companies in 2008
| Company | Employees laid off | Rounds |
|---|---|---|
| Volume Services, Inc. d/b/a Centerplate's | 1,861 | 1 |
| Credit Suisse Securities | 1,160 | 3 |
| Wyeth Pharmaceuticals | 1,150 | 1 |
| New York City Off Track Betting | 1,111 | 1 |
| Sterling Mets | 1,050 | 1 |
| Citigroup Inc. and its NY Subsidiaries | 1,004 | 1 |
| Goldman, Sachs & | 900 | 4 |
| DHL Express | 822 | 14 |
| Victory Memorial Hospital | 801 | 1 |
| American Airlines | 660 | 2 |
| Lehman Brothers | 600 | 2 |
| Morgan Stanley | 590 | 1 |
| TeleTech Niagara Falls SDC | 527 | 2 |
| NXP Semiconductors | 512 | 1 |
| JP Morgan Chase | 500 | 2 |