Layoffs update: Dec 17th

Graco to lay off 150

Ryder to job cuts, close South American operations

Laika cuts 65 jobs

Hilo Hattie fires 31; 2 firms to close

Tennant cuts 8 percent of workforce

Aetna cutting 1,000 jobs, 165 in Phila. area

Silicon Storage lowers outlook, cuts jobs

Freedom Center laying off 17 staff members

Cooper Tire closure to cost 1,335 Ga. jobs

Maury Co. mat maker to lay off 119

Austin Regional Clinic cuts 60 jobs

Journal Communications cuts 39 employees

Newell Rubbermaid plans job cuts

Teleflex cutting 150 jobs, exiting product lines

Western Digital to cut 2,500 jobs

 PFSweb Inc. will shed around 218 Shelby County jobs

61 positions cut at ABX Air Inc.

Circuit City Stores Inc. also cut 61 jobs in the Memphis area

Tags: Layoffs, recession, unemployment