More Layoffs...

CT announcing more today also. I thought the economy came out of the recession in June, 2009?

HARTFORD, Conn. -- If unionized state employees don't ratify a tentative labor concession deal in the coming weeks, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said there will be massive layoffs - substantially more than the 4,700 he threatened last month.

Boeing to cut 510 jobs as Shuttle program winds down

Boeing Co will lay off about 510 employees in its Space Exploration division as the United States' space shuttle program draws to a close.

There will no material impact on the company as a result of the job cuts, a spokesman for Boeing's Space Exploration division told Reuters.

The last workday for workers is scheduled to be August 5, pending completion of the final shuttle mission, the company said in a statement.

City moving ahead with plans to lay off police

Mayor Angel Taveras has said that he intends to cut up to 80 of the 468 officers by June 30 if he cannot get concessions from the union that would reduce the budget by $6 million. Although the details aren’t finalized, the administration plans to follow contract procedures to determine who goes, meaning many new patrol officers — the last to arrive — will be cut.

AP source: Disney to lay off nearly 250 at studio
A person familiar with the matter says The Walt Disney Co. is preparing to lay off under 5 percent of the employees at its studio, or up to about 250 people, next week.