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High-tech layoffs on the rise
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It has been a bad week for tech workers at Seattle companies -- a very bad week. We've tabulated more than 300 cuts at 10 companies, ranging from biotechs such as Targeted Genetics to established Internet companies like RealNetworks. First, the bad news. It appears that more carnage is coming. (We are still tracking down a number of tips.)
But as I noted on KUOW this week, the Seattle area has not been hit as hard as some regions since the anchors of the tech industry here (Amazon.com, Google and Microsoft) have not instituted cutbacks. And look on the bright side. At least you don't live in Detroit. Here's a follow up on the layoff list I put together earlier this week. As you can tell, it continues to grow.
WEEK OF DECEMBER 1
Marchex: 35
Celebrate Express: Undisclosed
Razorfish: 40 (West Coast)
RealNetworks: 130 (39 local)
Adobe: 600 worldwide (local number undisclosed)
Calypso Medical: 35 (Xconomy)
iFloor: 90 workers. (Seattle Times)
Targeted Genetics: 7
Iterasi: 4 (Portland Business Journal)
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 24:
Microsoft/Fast: 17
WhitePages.com: 7
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 17:
CarDomain: 16
Data I/O: Undisclosed
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 10:
AdReady: About 10 (Undisclosed by company)
Sun Microsystems: (Local number undisclosed)
Jobster: 15
Payscale: Undisclosed
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 3:
Sandblast Games: Undisclosed (Gamasutra)
Faves.com: 3
WEEK OF OCTOBER 27:
Razorfish: 40 (East Coast operations)
Yapta: 4
Intrepid Learning: 10
Avelle: About 13
Digital Railroad: Undisclosed
WEEK OF OCTOBER 20:
Merck: About 300
WildTangent: 20
Daptiv: 21
Mercent: 6
WEEK OF OCTOBER 13:
Redfin: 20
Zillow.com: 40
ClayValet: 3
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 29:
Entellium: 114
You can track the national numbers on the TechCrunch list, which as of Friday afternoon stood at more than 92,000 layoffs in the tech sector in the past four months.
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