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Reports that Cardinal Health has said that it would cut thousands of jobs.

Goldman Sachs, bracing for what could be one of its worst quarters since it went public 12 years ago, is preparing to expand its cost-cutting initiative by hundreds of millions of dollars, a move that could lead to additional job losses at the Wall Street bank. This summer, Goldman said that it would wring out $1.2 billion in costs from its operations by mid-2012 and cut roughly 1,000 jobs, about 3 percent of its work force. But as the market turmoil has weighed on trading and other businesses in recent weeks, senior executives have been debating even deeper reductions, according to people briefed on the matter who were not authorized to speak publicly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

BERLIN -- Nokia, the largest cellphone maker in the world, said Thursday that it would cut 1,800 jobs as it tries to streamline operations and speed up delivery of new software and better Web services for its besieged smartphones. The job cuts, which amount to 3 percent of the core work force, came as Nokia, the leader in basic cellphones and smartphones, reported third-quarter earnings of 529 million, or $742 million, a figure that was much better than expected. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The CareFusion Corporation, a medical device maker spun off from Cardinal Health last year, posted a lower quarterly profit Tuesday and said it planned to cut about 5 percent of its work force. The company said it expects to incur expenses of about $40 million to $50 million in fiscal 2011 because of the job cuts, which will affect 700 management and support staff worldwide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the departure of thousands of temporary Census workers and thousands more let go by state and local governments, businesses could not rescue the American labor market in July. Over all, the nation lost 131,000 jobs last month, according to the Department of Labor, which also said that June was far weaker than previously indicated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

When Ronald Bender and about 260 other workers were unexpectedly laid off from a North Side window factory 15 months ago, they staged a sit-in and gained national attention as symbols of a work force battered by hard times. A few months later, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. visited the former Republic Windows & Doors factory to herald its reopening by a new company that promised to rehire the workers, and it seemed their immediate troubles were over. Local politicians joined Mr. Biden on a stage to deliver speeches to a cheering crowd, applauding one another and the jobs the factory would create. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The Washington Times, the financially troubled daily newspaper owned by the Unification Church of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, said Wednesday that it would significantly cut its staff and drastically change the way it does business and disseminates its news. A statement from the newspaper's management did not mention a specific number of layoffs. But staff members who attended a brief hastily announced afternoon meeting said they had received a letter that said the paper would be ''reducing its work force by a minimum of 40 percent.'' The paper has a 370-person staff. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Sprint Nextel said on Monday that it was eliminating up to 2,500 jobs, or 6 percent of its work force, this quarter as part of an effort to cut annual expenses by at least $350 million. Along with job cuts, Sprint said it would reduce the use of outside contractors, which would contribute 60 percent of projected savings, the company said in a statement. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In what had already been a year of drastic job cuts in the drug industry, the health care giant Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday that it would eliminate 6 to 7 percent of its worldwide work force -- about 7,000 to 8,200 jobs -- as part of a corporate revamping. The company, which makes drugs, medical devices and personal care products like Listerine, currently has about 117,000 employees worldwide. Many of the cuts are expected to occur overseas. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Sun Microsystems, waiting for European regulators to approve its acquisition by the Oracle Corporation, plans to cut as many as 3,000 jobs, or about 10 percent of the work force, to pare expenses over the next 12 months. The cuts will occur around the world, Sun said Tuesday in a regulatory filing. Sun is losing about $100 million a month, Oracle's chief executive, Lawrence J. Ellison, said in September. Sun expects to incur $75 million to $125 million in costs, mostly for severance expenses, according to the filing. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In 14 states and the District of Columbia at least a tenth of the work force was unemployed in August, according to a Bureau of Labor Statisticsreport released Friday. Even as some economic indicators in housing and elsewhere showed signs of improvement, jobless rates declined in 16 states from July to August. In every other state the portion of workers who could not find jobs stagnated or, in most places, grew. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Gov. Donald L. Carcieri warned that he would lay off 1,000 state workers after a judge blocked him from shutting down government to save money, but he signaled a willingness to cut a deal with state employee unions that could save jobs. The governor threatened layoffs shortly after a Supreme Court justice, Maureen McKenna Goldberg, stopped him from forcing about 80 percent of the roughly 13,500-member state work force to stay home without pay Friday. It was supposed to be the first of a dozen shutdown days before July 2010 intended to partly close a $68 million shortfall in the state budget. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

According to the Labor Department's latest jobs report, employers eliminated 247,000 jobs last month. And that's the good news. Job loss in July was at its lowest level since last August, and it would have been much worse if not for recent federal stimulus spending. Still, the job market is in serious decline. No one knows when it will hit bottom, but when it does the American work force will find itself in a very deep hole. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Oracle plans to cut as many as 1,000 jobs in Europe, a labor union said on its Internet site. Of the total, about 250 jobs will be lost in France, equivalent to 16 percent of the company's work force there, the CFDT union said, citing meetings between Oracle management and the works committee on June 29 and 30. Oracle had 86,000 employees worldwide as of May 31. Deborah Hellinger, an Oracle spokeswoman, didn't respond to e-mailed requests for comment. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Investment losses are forcing the J. Paul Getty Trust, parent of the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, to cut 14 percent of its work force, or 205 jobs, and to delay some exhibitions and acquisitions, the institution said Monday. The budget cuts, intended to reduce spending by 24 percent in the fiscal year that begins July 1, come as the value of the trust's endowment, one of the largest to benefit any art institution, has fallen to $4.2 billion as of March 31, down from a peak of $6.4 billion two years ago. The trust, which in addition to the museum supports art research and conservation and offers grants to other arts organizations, plans to cut its spending to $220 million in the new fiscal year. The trust said it would lay off 97 employees, with the rest of the personnel cuts coming through attrition or elimination of open positions. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The grim newspaper news continued on Friday, as the Gannett Company said it planned a $5 billion write-down and a possible dividend reduction, while The Los Angeles Times and the A. H. Belo Corporation each announced major job cuts. A. H. Belo, publisher of The Dallas Morning News and other papers, said it would eliminate 500 jobs, or one-seventh of its work force. The Los Angeles Times said it would cut 300 jobs, including 70 positions in its newsroom staff of more than 600, a drop of 11 percent. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The Eastman Kodak Company said Thursday it was cutting 3,500 to 4,500 jobs, or 14 percent to 18 percent of its work force, as it posted a fourth-quarter loss of $137 million on plunging sales of both digital and film-based photography products. Its stock tumbled nearly 30 percent. Kodak, a 129-year-old manufacturer, said it lost 51 cents a share in the fourth quarter. That compares with a year-ago profit of $215 million, or 75 cents a share. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The Boeing Company plans to cut about 3 percent of its work force as a weakening global economy reduces demand for jetliners. Boeing, of Chicago, said it expected to cut 4,500 jobs from its passenger jet business. Boeing reported a 15 percent drop in passenger jet deliveries for 2008. Plane orders fell by more than half last year. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The Lenovo Group, China's biggest personal-computer maker, will cut about 2,500 jobs, or 11 percent of its work force, amid a worldwide economic slump. Lenovo expects savings of about $300 million in the fiscal year ending March 2010, it said Thursday. The company said it would book a charge of about $150 million this fiscal year. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Alcoa, one of the world's largest aluminum makers, described plans on Tuesday to close plants and slash its work force in an effort to contend with the continued economic downturn. The 120-year-old company, which announced several cost-cutting moves last fall, said it now planned to reduce output by 18 percent this year. It also plans to cut its head count by 13,500 employees, or 13 percent, and expects to eliminate another 1,700 contractor positions. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Dow Chemical said Monday it would cut 5,000 full-time jobs -- about 11 percent of its work force -- close 20 plants and sell several businesses to rein in costs amid the recession. The company, one of the largest chemical makers in the world, expects the move will save about $700 million a year by 2010. Dow also will temporarily idle 180 plants and eliminate 6,000 contractors from its payroll. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Joining a rapidly growing list of technology companies reeling from the financial turmoil, Sun Microsystems, which sells server computers, has started a broad overhaul in which up to 6,000 employees could lose their jobs. Before the stock market opened Friday, Sun disclosed that it would lay off 5,000 to 6,000 workers, or 15 percent to 18 percent of its work force. The company, already dealing with layoffs announced in May, expects to save $700 million to $800 million a year as a result of the moves, while also taking up to $600 million in charges in the next 12 months. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The British cable TV operator Virgin Media said it would reduce its work force by about 2,200 by 2012 as part of a reorganization. The company said the changes would improve its efficiency, and it expected the majority of the changes to be made in 2010. A spokesman said Virgin Media told analysts during a presentation in the United States that it expected improvement to cash flow of up to $:120 million ($189 million) a year by 2012. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Texas Instruments, which makes chips for cellphones and other devices, warned on Monday that orders were slowing rapidly and said it would cut jobs to save money. The company said it would reduce its work force by 650 in six countries from a unit that makes chips for cellphones. And it is in talks to sell part of the unit, which has struggled because of a drop in sales at a big client, Motorola. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A Nissan official said the car maker would lay off 1,680 workers at a plant in Spain because of poor demand. Fumiaki Matsumoto, left, the company's vice president in Spain, says the job cuts will be at its Barcelona factory, which assembles 4x4 vehicles. The move will affect about 37 percent of Nissan's work force in Spain, Mr. Matsumoto, left, said. Last month, car sales in Spain fell by 32 percent from a year ago. Nissan's production in Barcelona for 2009 is estimated at 110,000 vehicles, down 83,000 from the 2007 figure, the company says. Mr. Matsumoto said at a news conference in Barcelona on Monday that increased fuel costs, difficulty raising loans and new carbon dioxide limitations have all contributed to a downturn in the world's 4x4 vehicle market [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports that AstraZeneca PLC has decided to cut 4.6 percent of its global work force. The decision has been taken to guarantee future profit growth as the increased competition affects sales. The job cuts of over three years will target the factories of the company. AstraZeneca experienced the percentage of pretax profit jumped to $8.54 billion and sales were up by 11 percent. But the company is expecting slow growth in 2007 due to a 33 percent surge in earnings.

The article reports that Sara Lee Corp. is planning to cut about 1,700 jobs of its work force to reduce its rising production costs. The company also planned to close its pork and spice plant in Mississippi. The company is cutting its workforce to focus on coffee, tea, deli meats and baked goods in household products in the United States.

Focuses on Azim Premji, chairman of Wipro, a technology business in India that is one of the largest outsourcing companies in the world. Background on Premji; Criticism of Premji outside India; Premji's response to the contention that India's growing technology services industry is a major cause of job losses in the U.S.; Why Premji has turned himself into one of the industry's chief spokesmen and defenders; Comments of Premji; Background on Wipro, which has more than tripled its work force in the last two years.

Offers a look at the New York job market as of March 7, 2004. Discussion of the difficulties faced by professionals who became unemployed in the late 1990s and early 2000s; Lack of a career support structure for job seekers; Rates of unemployment in the Web site development sector; Statement that some unemployed New York residents have been forced to search for employment outside their professions; Demoralization of workers who had felt entitled to high salaries and fast career growth.

Focuses on the situation of people who were unemployed because of the dot-com bust in the U.S. Fewer job prospects in an economy weakened by dot-com failures; Economy diminished by terrorism and troubled markets; Employers of the job market; Choice of job seekers when they were let go from Internet companies.

Reports on the plan of America Online unit of Time Warner to reduce its workforce in the U.S.

Reports on the labor market and how long it takes an unemployed worker to find a job. Lost jobs which are not coming back on the market; Likelihood that the laid off will find employment at previous pay levels; Effect on those who have held on to jobs; Role of technology in eliminating positions; Consideration by the U.S. Congress to extend unemployment benefits; Numbers of long time unemployed.

Presents the results of Bureau of Labor Statistics survey that shows hiring in the United States as the lowest since 1995. Lack of hiring, rather than a wave of layoffs, as the main problem afflicting the American economy; Job slump in the U.S.; Lack of job opportunities; Absence of new jobs and its effect on those entering the work force, like college graduates.

Focuses on a Continental Airlines-sponsored job fair in Newark, New Jersey for airline employees who were laid off. Transferrable skills of airline employees, such as customer service; Industries which have a demand for manpower, including health care, financial services and waste management; Desire of many ex-employees to return to the airline industry.

Reports on the December 15, 1999 announcement by Exxon Mobil Corp. that it would cut 13% of its work force in an effort to increase its cost savings by 2002. How the 1998 merger of Exxon and Mobil created the loss of jobs; Plans by the company to increase production.

Cites a federal report concluding that most new jobs created in the service industries are relatively high-paying executive and management positions. Statement from Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Joseph Stiglitz; `New York Times's' poll on layoffs.