layoffs Definition

redundancies, cuts, retrenchments, jobs, firings, terminations, dismissals, cutbacks, furloughs, downsizing, closings, hiring freeze, wage freeze, buyouts, closures, reductions, retirements, shutdowns, restructuring, shuttering, hiring, downturn, reorganization, rehires, headcount, severance, bankruptcies, recession, chopping block, workforce, consolidation, slowdown, staffing, excessing, proration, employees, shakeup, reassignment, unionization, attrition, shortfall, midyear, budget, payroll, walkout, nonunion, hikes, vacancies, nonproduction, downgrades, departures, pink slip, employes, increases, merger, collective bargaining, retirees, union, giveback, retraining, shakeout, liquidation, paychecks, overcapacity, reshuffling, redeployment, employment, workweek, unemployment rate, declines, disincorporation, markdowns, machinists, salaries, employers, realignment, curtailment, unemployment, absences, outages, falloff, workers, exodus, openings, insolvencies, biennium, lockout, losses, sabbaticals, holdback, bargaining, slashings, red ink, deindustrialization, absenteeism, stimulus, picketing, defaults, outsourcing, insolvency,