| Company | Date | How many | Further reading |
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| MySpace | 06/16/2009 | 30 percent | MySpace slashes head count by 30 percent |
| Seagate Technology | 05/13/2009 | 1,100 (2.5 percent) | Seagate lays off 1,100 employees |
| Microsoft | 05/05/2009 | 3,000 | Microsoft sends 2nd wave of layoff notices |
| Hutchinson Technology | 04/28/2009 | 2,000 in total (44 percent) | Hutchinson Tech to cut more jobs |
| Freescale Semiconductor | 04/23/2009 | 900 | Freescale to cut 900 jobs |
| Yahoo | 04/21/2009 | 675 (5 percent) | Yahoo plans layoff after profit plunges |
| Toshiba | 04/17/2009 | 3,900 | More job cuts at Toshiba |
| IDC | 04/17/2009 | 82 (5 percent) | Analysis firm IDC cuts 5 percent of staff |
| Sony Ericsson | 04/17/2009 | 2,000 | Sony Ericsson to lay off 2,000 more workers |
| Wired.com | 04/02/2009 | 3 (12 percent) | Wired.com lays off 12 percent of staff |
| Agilent Technologies | 03/27/2009 | 2,700 | Agilent laying off 2,700 |
| Google | 03/26/2009 | 200 | Google cuts nearly 200 sales, marketing jobs |
| IBM | 03/26/2009 | 5,000 | IBM job cuts hit applications services unit, says union |
| OptiSolar | 03/23/2009 | 200 | OptiSolar closes plant |
| Energy Conversion Devices | 03/17/2009 | 70 | Solar stocks go red as gear maker warns |
| Nokia | 03/17/2009 | 1,700 | Nokia job cuts become reality |
| Spot Runner | 03/14/2009 | 60 | Spot Runner...another 60 to lose jobs |
| National Semiconductor | 03/11/2009 | 1,725 (25 percent) | National Semi to cut a fourth of workforce |
| Dell | 03/11/2009 | unknown | Layoffs to hit another Dell plant |
| RIAA | 02/26/2009 | Up to 25 | Sources: RIAA cuts up to 25 jobs |
| Enfatico | 02/25/2009 | 80 (8 percent) | Dell ad agency Enfatico lays off workers |
| Nortel Networks | 02/25/2009 | 3,200 | Nortel cuts another 3,200 jobs |
| Spansion | 02/23/2009 | 3,000 (35 percent) | Spansion cuts 3,000 employees |
| Micron Technology | 02/23/2009 | Up to 2,000 | Micron to cut up to 2,000 more jobs |
| Google | 02/12/2009 | 40 | Google scraps radio ads |
| Pioneer | 02/12/2009 | 10,000 | Pioneer leaving the TV business |
| Nokia | 02/11/2009 | 410; 500-700 rotating | Nokia cuts production, closes facility |
| Forrester | 02/09/2009 | 50 (5 percent) | Forrester to lay off 5 percent |
| MPAA | 02/05/2009 | unknown | Source: 'Significant' layoffs at MPAA |
| Cisco Systems | 02/04/2009 | Up to 2,000 | Cisco: Making lemonade from economic lemons |
| Panasonic | 02/04/2009 | 15,000 | Panasonic to cut 15,000 jobs |
| Electronic Arts | 02/03/2009 | 1,100 (11 percent) | EA cutting 1,100 jobs |
| NEC | 01/30/2009 | 20,000 (13 percent) | NEC to cut workforce by 20,000 |
| Novell | 01/30/2009 | 100 (3 percent) | Novell lays off just under 100 workers |
| Teradyne | 01/30/2009 | 532 | Boston.com: Teradyne will shed 532 jobs |
| Citrix Systems | 01/30/2009 | 490 (10 percent) | Citrix to reduce staff by 10 percent |
| STMicroelectronics | 01/28/2009 | 4,500 | STMicro reports loss, lays off 4,500 |
| AOL | 01/28/2009 | 700 | AOL to lay off 700 employees |
| SAP | 01/28/2009 | 3,000 | SAP plans job cuts, despite solid earnings |
| News Corp. | 01/26/2009 | 100 | News Corp. lays off 5 percent at digital unit |
| Texas Instruments | 01/26/2009 | 12 percent | Texas Instruments cutting jobs as profits plunge |
| Sprint Nextel | 01/26/2009 | 8,000 | Sprint Nextel to cut 8,000 jobs |
| Philips | 01/26/2009 | 6,000 | Philips to cut 6,000 jobs |
| IBM | 01/24/2009 | More than 2,800 | IBM quietly lays off North American staff |
| Microsoft | 01/22/2009 | 5,000 | Microsoft cutting 5,000 jobs on weak results |
| Ericsson | 01/21/2009 | 5,000 (6 percent) | Ericsson to cut 5,000 jobs |
| Logitech | 01/19/2009 | 550 to 600 | Logitech to cut up to 600 jobs |
| AMD | 01/16/2009 | 1,100 (9 percent) | AMD to trim 1,100 jobs, initiate temporary pay cuts |
| Autodesk | 01/15/2009 | 750 (10 percent) | Autodesk to cut 750 jobs, lowers earnings outlook |
| Cymer | 01/15/2009 | 100 (10 percent) | AP: Cymer to cut jobs, spending as demand plummets |
| Motorola | 01/14/2009 | 4,000 (6 percent) | Motorola plans another round of layoffs |
| Plantronics | 01/14/2009 | 18 percent | Plantronics to layoff 18% of global workforce |
| PlanetOut | 01/14/2009 | 50 percent | Sources: Heavy layoffs at PlanetOut |
| Google | 01/14/2009 | 100 | Google lays off 100 recruiters |
| Oracle | 01/14/2009 | 500 | Report: Oracle cuts workforce by 500 |
| GreenFuel Technologies | 01/13/2009 | 19 (50 percent) | Algae front-runner GreenFuel slashes staff |
| Lexmark | 01/13/2009 | 375 | Bloomberg: Lexmark sales miss forecast; 375 job cuts planned |
| Seagate | 01/12/2009 | 800 (10 percent) | Seagate replaces Watkins as CEO |
| Dell | 01/08/2009 | 1,900 | Dell's Ireland plant to shed 1,900 jobs |
| Lenovo | 01/08/2009 | 2,500 (11 percent) | Lenovo to cut 2,500 jobs amid restructuring |
| One Laptop Per Child | 01/07/2009 | 32 (50 percent) | OLPC slashes workforce in half, cuts salaries |
| Motion Computing | 01/07/2009 | 30 (25 percent) | Motion Computing cuts about 30 workers |
| EMC | 01/07/2009 | 2,400 (7 percent) | EMC to cut 2,400 from workforce |
| Turning Technologies | 01/07/2009 | 31 | Vindy.com: Turning Tech layoff hits 31 |
| Borland Software | 01/06/2009 | 130 (15 percent) | VMware hires away Borland CEO |
| HelioVolt | 01/06/2009 | 15 | Two Austin employers announce job cuts |
| LiveJournal | 01/06/2009 | About 12 | LiveJournal deletes 'about a dozen' jobs |
| Logitech | 01/06/2009 | 15 percent of salaried staff worldwide | Logitech to slash 15 percent of workforce |
| Lenovo | 01/05/2009 | 200 staff in Beijing offices | Lenovo rumored readying layoffs |
| Microsoft | 01/01/2009 | Unknown | Microsoft planning big layoffs for January? |
| AMD | 12/28/2008 | 100 additional, making 600 total since November | AMD cites $70 million in fourth-quarter costs |
| Unisys | 12/22/2008 | 1,300; 4 percent | Reuters: Unisys slashes 1,300 jobs |
| Western Digital | 12/17/2008 | 2,500; 5 percent | Reuters: Western Digital warns on revenue, will cut jobs |
| Midway Games | 12/16/2008 | 180; 25 percent | Reuters: Midway Games to cut jobs, take charge |
| Laird | 12/16/2008 | 5,000; nearly 50 percent | Reuters: Laird announces 5,000 job losses as sales slump |
| WebMD | 12/16/2008 | 4 percent to 5 percent | PaidContent: WebMD to cut up to 5% of staff |
| Gaia Interactive | 12/15/2008 | 13 percent | VentureWire: Gaia lays off staff |
| Alcatel-Lucent | 12/12/2008 | 1,000 managers, 5,000 contractors | Big revamp for Alcatel-Lucent, with Web 2.0 spin |
| CBS Interactive | 12/11/2008 | Undisclosed | All Things D: CBS Interactive/CNET Re-Org: The Complete Memo |
| SGI | 12/11/2008 | 225; 15 percent | Silicon Graphics adjusts business plan |
| Yahoo | 12/10/2008 | 1,520 | Yahoo pink slips issued, recruiters circling above |
| Sony | 12/09/2008 | 16,000 total | Sony to lay off 8,000 full-timers, 8,000 others |
| Netflix | 12/08/2008 | 50 people | Neflix cuts 50 tech jobs; streaming issues linger |
| Level 3 Communications | 12/08/2008 | 450; 8 percent | Denver Business Journal: Level 3 cutting 450 jobs |
| BMC Software | 12/05/2008 | 350 (6 percent) | AP: BMC Software to cut 350 jobs, 6% of workforce |
| RealNetworks | 12/04/2008 | 130 (7 percent) | Sources: Layoffs hit RealNetworks |
| Viacom | 12/04/2008 | 850 (7 percent) | Viacom lays off 7 percent of workforce |
| AT&T | 12/04/2008 | 12,000 (4 percent) | AT&T lays off 12,000 |
| Adobe | 12/03/2008 | 600 | Adobe warns of shortfall, job cuts |
| Carlyle Group | 12/03/2008 | about 100 (10 percent) | Bloomberg: Carlyle Cuts 10% of Workers, Including U.S. LBO Jobs |
| Analog Devices | 12/03/2008 | about 20 | EE Times: Analog Devices shutters DSP design center
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| Sage North America | 12/03/2008 | 150 | Sage North America Reports 2008 Results |
| Gawker Media | 12/02/2008 | "a few" | Gawker Media's rolling layoffs continue |
| Intrinsyc | 12/01/2008 | 95 (30 percent) | 680 News: Intrinsyc cuts global workforce 30 percent |
| Fring | 11/27/2008 | 10 (20 percent) | Fring cuts staff by 20 percent |
| Technorati | 11/25/2008 | 6 (12 percent) | Technorati trims workforce, cuts pay |
| TiVo | 11/25/2008 | 7 percent | TiVo profits from EchoStar litigation |
| Palm | 11/21/2008 | up to 10 percent of 1,050 | Palm orders layoffs as Apple and RIM take toll |
| Buzznet | 11/21/2008 | 10 (11 percent) | Valleywag: Music community Buzznet lays off 10 |
| LodgeNet | 11/21/2008 | 170 | Argus Leader: LodgeNet cutting jobs |
| Lam Research | 11/20/2008 | 600 (15 percent) | Reuters: Chipmaker Lam Research cuts 600 jobs |
| Akamai | 11/20/2008 | 7 percent | Akamai to cut 7 percent of workforce |
| Lawson Software | 11/19/2008 | 200 (5 percent) | AP: Lawson Software shares tumble after job cuts |
| Pillar Data Systems | 11/18/2008 | 150 (30 percent) | SJ Mercury News: Pillar Data Systems lays off 30% of staff |
| KLA-Tencor | 11/18/2008 | 900 (15 percent) | SF Business Times: KLA-Tencor to cut 15% of people |
| Sun Microsystems | 11/14/2008 | 6,000 (15 percent to 18 percent) | Sun restructures, lays off up to 6,000 |
| Rearden Commerce | 11/14/2008 | 10 percent | Valleywag: Rearden Commerce cuts 50 people |
| Applied Materials | 11/12/2008 | 1,800 (12 percent) | Applied Materials cutting 12 percent of workforce |
| National Semi | 11/12/2008 | 330 | Reuters: Nat Semi cuts revenue view, plans job cuts |
| Wired.com | 11/11/2008 | 3 of 28 | Wired.com trims editorial staff by 10 percent |
| Current Media | 11/11/2008 | 20 percent | Layoffs hit Al Gore's Current Media |
| Six Apart | 11/11/2008 | 8 percent | Six Apart: Changes at Six Apart |
| Tucows | 11/11/2008 | 15 percent | Restructuring at Tucows |
| Circuit City | 11/10/2008 | 20 percent | Circuit City files for bankruptcy |
| BitTorrent | 11/10/2008 | 50 percent | After a tough year, BitTorrent replaces CEO again |
| Insight | 11/10/2008 | 240 (4 percent) | East Valley Tribune: Insight Enterprises lays off 240 |
| Honeywell | 11/07/2008 | 700 | Phoenix Business Journal: Honeywell moving 700 jobs out of Phoenix |
| Zappos | 11/06/2008 | 8 percent | Letter to Zappos employees |
| Veoh | 11/05/2008 | 20 (20 percent) | Veoh lays off 20 percent of workforce |
| LinkedIn | 11/05/2008 | 36 (10 percent) | LinkedIn slashes 10 percent of its workforce |
| Cadence | 11/05/2008 | 625 (12 percent) | Cadence Design cuts 625 jobs |
| Anadigics | 11/05/2008 | 100 (15 percent) | Anadigics cuts 15 percent of workforce |
| AMD | 11/05/2008 | 500 (3 percent) | AMD slashes 500 more jobs |
| Nokia | 11/04/2008 | 600 | Hundreds of Nokia jobs under threat |
| THQ | 11/03/2008 | 4 to 5 studios | Kotaku: THQ Shuttering Four to Five Studios? |
| Tektronix | 11/03/2008 | 150 | Tektronix announces fresh layoffs |
| Spot Runner | 11/03/2008 | 115 (about 30 percent) | TechCrunch: 115 people lose their jobs at Spot Runner |
| Nortel Networks | 11/03/2008 | 1,300 (5 percent) | Nortel earnings tank |
| YouSendIt | 10/31/2008 | 20 percent | VentureBeat: YouSendIt trims 20 percent of staff |
| Aliph | 10/31/2008 | 25 people | Layoffs hit Bluetooth headset maker Aliph |
| Motorola | 10/30/2008 | 3,000 | Motorola's struggle for survival |
| Freescale | 10/30/2008 | 2,400 (10 percent) | Freescale dragged to loss; will lay off 10% |
| Symantec | 10/29/2008 | 4.5 percent cost savings | Symantec layoffs coming |
| Avalanche Studios | 10/28/2008 | 77 of 160 | Avalanche Studios lays off nearly half of staff |
| Revision3 | 10/27/2008 | 9 people, 5 shows | Video start-up Revision3 joins the layoff club |
| Helium | 10/27/2008 | 30 percent of 110 | F***dStartups: Helium.com huge layoff |
| BroadSoft | 10/24/2008 | about 12 | GigaOM: BroadSoft cuts jobs as sales slow |
| Comcast Spotlight | 10/24/2008 | 300+ of 3,500 | Broadcasting & Cable: Comcast Spotlight cuts positions |
| ADC Telecoms | 10/23/2008 | 300-350 | AP: ADC expects fiscal 2008 loss, plans job cuts |
| Xerox | 10/23/2008 | 3,000 | Xerox to cut 3,000 jobs |
| Avid Technology | 10/23/2008 | 500 | Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition... |
| Nokia | 11/04/2008 | 600 | Hundreds of Nokia jobs under threat |
| Tektronix | 11/03/2008 | 150 | Tektronix announces fresh layoffs |
| Spot Runner | 11/03/2008 | 115 (about 30 percent) | TechCrunch: 115 people lose their jobs at Spot Ru |
| Circuit City | 11/03/2008 | 17 percent | Circuit City to close 155 stores |
| THQ | 11/03/2008 | 4-5 studios | Kotaku: THQ Shuttering Four to Five Studios? |
| Break.com | 10/23/2008 | 11 of 80 | Break.com lays off 11 |
| Eons | 10/23/2008 | 8 of about 33 | The Boston Globe: Eons eliminates eight jobs |
| Dell | 10/22/2008 | 8,900 | The Register: Dell: 'We will out-pace the rest of the industry' |
| SanDisk | 10/22/2008 | TBA | SanDisk layoffs in the works |
| ManiaTV | 10/22/2008 | 20 of 70 | NewTeeVee: ManiaTV lays off 20, to reduce orig |
| iMeem | 10/22/2008 | 25 percent of 80 | Imeem jumping on the layoff bandwagon |
| Mahalo | 10/22/2008 | 10 percent | Calacanis.com: Tough times, hard decisions |
| HP | 10/22/2008 | 24,600 over three years | HP to slash 24,600 jobs following EDS buy |
| Ticketmaster | 10/21/2008 | 35 percent | F***edStartups: TicketMaster.com laying off 35% |
| Comcast | 10/21/2008 | 300 | AP: Comcast to cut up to 300 jobs in eastern di |
| Manhattan Associates | 10/21/2008 | 6.5 percent | Reuters: Manhattan Associates hit by slump |
| Softchoice | 10/20/2008 | 6.5 percent of 958 | Toronto Star: Softchoice cuts staff by 6.5 percent |
| Veoh | 10/20/2008 | 0 | UPDATE: Layoffs at Veoh, or not? |
| Wikia | 10/20/2008 | 3 | UPDATE based on personal interview with Jimmy Wales |
| Autotrader | 10/20/2008 | 69 | Orlando Business Times: Autotrader to close c |
| Texas Instruments | 10/20/2008 | possibly 300 | TXCN: Hundreds face pink slips at TI |
| Sony Ericsson | 10/17/2008 | 2,000 globally | Bloomberg: Sony Ericsson Reports Smaller Loss Than Anticipated |
| Sprint | 10/17/2008 | ongoing | KMBC-TV: Sprint plans 'gradual layoffs' |
| Jaxtr | 10/17/2008 | 13 | 13 employees laid off at VoIP start-up Jaxtr |
| Zivity | 10/17/2008 | 33 percent | Zivity lays off a third of staff |
| Zillow | 10/17/2008 | 25 percent | Zillow lays off 25 percent of staff |
| SearchMe | 10/17/2008 | 20 percent | Search engine startup SearchMe cuts 20 perce |
| Heavy | 10/17/2008 | 14 percent | Downturn strikes again: Heavy lays off 14% |
| Lenovo | 10/17/2008 | 50 in Morrisville, N.C. | WRAL: Lenovo to lay off 50 workers at Morrisville headq |
| MPC Computers | 10/17/2008 | 200 | Idaho Business Review: Details released on MP |
| Hi5 | 10/16/2008 | 10 percent to 15 percent | No Hi5's today |
| Sirius XM | 10/16/2008 | 50 | Sirius XM makes cuts to XM in D.C. |
| Pandora | 10/16/2008 | 20 | Pandora cuts 20 employees |
| Adbrite | 10/16/2008 | 40 percent | 'Layoffs are not a statement about performance' |
| Actel | 10/16/2008 | 10 percent | EE Times: Actel cuts 10% of workforce |
| Tesla Motors | 10/15/2008 | Detroit office | Automaker lays off Detroit office with blog post |
| SkyRider | 10/15/2008 | All | P2P start-up SkyRider has shut down |
| Appcelerator | 10/15/2008 | 6 | Tough times, tough decisions |
| Jive Software | 10/14/2008 | 33 percent | Jive Software lays off 1/3 of staff |
| Redfin | 10/14/2008 | 20 percent | Redfin blames economy in layoffs |
| Qimonda | 10/13/2008 | 3,000 | Qimonda: Qimonda announces global restructuring program... |
| Seesmic | 10/10/2008 | 7 | Tough times. Tough decisions |
| Lulu | 10/09/2008 | 24 | Lulu cuts jobs as revenues slow |
| Micron | 10/09/2008 | 15 percent | Micron to cut workforce by 15 percent, slash flash output |
| eBay | 10/06/2008 | 1,000 | eBay buys Bill Me Later, lays off 1,000 |
| Gawker Media | 10/03/2008 | 14 percent | Gawker Media to lay off 14 percent of editorial |
| Entellium | 10/03/2008 | 95 percent | Workers get ax at software maker Entellium |
