Tech layoffs: The scorecard

Tech layoffs: The scorecard

With the overall economy slumping, the tech industry is taking its fair share of hits. We'll keep updating the chart below as news of company changes comes in. See our complete coverage of how the tech sector is faring here: Tracking the tech downturn.

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See also: The spreadsheet of sunshine: Who's hiring.

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Company Date How many Further reading

Adobe	12/03/2008	600	Adobe warns of shortfall, job cuts
Fring	11/27/2008	10/20%	Fring cuts staff by 20 percent
Technorati	11/25/2008	6/12%	Technorati trims workforce, cuts pay
TiVo	11/25/2008	7 percent	TiVo profits from EchoStar litigation
Palm	11/21/2008	up to 10% of 1,050	Palm orders layoffs as Apple and RIM take toll
Buzznet	11/21/2008	10/11%	Valleyway: Music community Buzznet lays off 10
Lam Research	11/20/2008	600/15%	Reuters: Chipmaker Lam Research cuts 600 jobs
Akamai	11/20/2008	7%	Akamai to cut 7 percent of workforce
Lawson Software	11/19/2008	200/5%	AP: Lawson Software shares tumble after job cuts
Pillar Data Systems	11/18/2008	150/30%	SJ Mercury News: Pillar Data Systems lays off 30% of staff
KLA-Tencor	11/18/2008	900/15%	SF Business Times: KLA-Tencor to cut 15% of people
Sun Microsystems	11/14/2008	6,000/15-18%	Sun restructures, lays off up to 6,000
Rearden Commerce	11/14/2008	10%	Valleywag: Rearden Commerce cuts 50 people
Applied Materials	11/12/2008	1,800/12%	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%	Layoffs hit Al Gore's Current Media
Six Apart	11/11/2008	8%	Six Apart: Changes at Six Apart
Tucows	11/11/2008	15%	Restructuring at Tucows
Circuit City	11/10/2008	20%	Circuit City files for bankruptcy
BitTorrent	11/10/2008	50%	After a tough year, BitTorrent replaces CEO again
Insight	11/10/2008	240, 4%	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%	Letter to Zappos employees
Veoh	11/05/2008	20, 20%	Veoh lays off 20 percent of workforce
LinkedIn	11/05/2008	36, 10%	LinkedIn slashes 10 percent of its workforce
Cadence	11/05/2008	625, 12%	Cadence Design cuts 625 jobs
Anadigics	11/05/2008	100,15%	Anadigics cuts 15 percent of workforce
AMD	11/05/2008	500, 3%	AMD slashes 500 more jobs
Nokia	11/04/2008	600	Hundreds of Nokia jobs under threat
THQ	11/03/2008	4-5 studios	Kotaku: THQ Shuttering Four to Five Studios?
Tektronix	11/03/2008	150	Tektronix announces fresh layoffs
Spot Runner	11/03/2008	115, <30%	TechCrunch: 115 people lose their jobs at Spot Runner
Nortel Networks	11/03/2008	1,300, 5%	Nortel earnings tank
YouSendIt	10/31/2008	20%	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
Electronic Arts	10/30/2008	600	Kotaku: Electronic Arts Lays Off Six Hundred
Freescale	10/30/2008	2,400/10%	Freescale dragged to loss; will lay off 10%
Symantec	10/29/2008	4.5% 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% 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, < 30%	TechCrunch: 115 people lose their jobs at Spot Ru
Circuit City	11/03/2008	17%	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 o
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% of 80	Imeem jumping on the layoff bandwagon
Mahalo	10/22/2008	10%	Calacanis.com: Tough times, hard decisions
HP	10/22/2008	24,600 over three years	HP to slash 24,600 jobs following EDS buy
Yahoo	10/21/2008	10% of ~14,300	Yahoo profit drops, layoffs coming
Ticketmaster	10/21/2008	35%	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%	Reuters: Manhattan Associates hit by slump
Softchoice	10/20/2008	6.5% 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%	Zivity lays off a third of staff
Zillow	10/17/2008	25%	Zillow lays off 25 percent of staff
SearchMe	10/17/2008	20%	Search engine startup SearchMe cuts 20 perce
Heavy	10/17/2008	14%	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	10-15%	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%	'Layoffs are not a statement about performance'
Actel	10/16/2008	10%	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%	Jive Software lays off 1/3 of staff
Redfin	10/14/2008	20%	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%	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%	Gawker Media to lay off 14 percent of editorial
Entellium	10/03/200