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Boeing handing out 668 layoff notices companywide today; about 100 locally

Boeing has been issuing layoff notices monthly since January, when Chief Executive Jim McNerney said the company needed to cut 10,000 positions in 2009.

By Seattle Times business staff

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Boeing plans to give layoff notices to 668 workers companywide today, with about 100 of those in the Puget Sound region.

Only about 80 of the workers receiving the notices work in the Commercial Airplanes division, Boeing said.

Most of the others work for the defense division. Defense unit chief Jim Albaugh said this week that his division must shed 1,000 positions because of Pentagon budget cuts.

Boeing has been issuing layoff notices monthly since January, when Chief Executive Jim McNerney said the company needed to cut 10,000 positions in 2009.

Since the beginning of the year, Boeing employment in Washington state is down nearly 2,700 positions and now stands at 73,758.

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My father and my brother worked for Boeing in the 1960s, and I worked for Boeing in the 80's and 90s. Employment at Boeing for ordinary... Posted on July 17, 2009 at 1:30 PM by Tegar. Jump to comment

Unemployment in WA will probably reach 11% by the end of the year. Posted on July 17, 2009 at 9:04 AM by annoypi. Jump to comment

Layoffs due to defense cuts....Taliban in Afghanistan, North Korea launching missiles every few months, China building a huge army with thousands... Posted on July 17, 2009 at 10:15 AM by YahEntitlements!. Jump to comment

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