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Between December 2007 (when the recession officially began) and last month, more than 8 million Americans have lost their jobs, according to the government. Of those job losses, 700,000 stem from layoffs at just 25 companies, according to\u00a024\/7 Wall Street’s <\/em>analysis of data from employment consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Here is the list: 1. General Motors<\/strong><\/p>\n Number of jobs cut since recession began: <\/strong>107,357<\/p>\n 2. Citigroup <\/strong><\/p>\n Number of jobs cut since recession began: <\/strong>73,056<\/p>\n 3. Hewlett-Packard <\/strong><\/p>\n Number of jobs cut since recession began: <\/strong>47,540<\/p>\n 4. Circuit City Stores<\/strong><\/p>\n Number of jobs cut since recession began: <\/strong>41,495<\/p>\n 5. Merrill Lynch<\/strong><\/p>\n Number of jobs cut since recession began: <\/strong>40,650<\/p>\n 6. Verizon Wireless<\/strong><\/p>\n Number of jobs cut since recession began: <\/strong>39,000<\/p>\n 7. Pfizer <\/strong><\/p>\n Number of jobs cut since recession began: <\/strong>31,771<\/p>\n 8. Merck & Co.<\/strong><\/p>\n Number of jobs cut since recession began: <\/strong>24,400<\/p>\n 9. Lehman Brothers<\/strong><\/p>\n Number of jobs cut since recession began: <\/strong>23,340<\/p>\n 10. Caterpillar<\/strong><\/p>\n Number of jobs cut since recession began: <\/strong>23,024<\/p>\n 11. JPMorgan Chase<\/strong><\/p>\n Number of jobs cut since recession began: <\/strong>22,852<\/p>\n 12. Starbucks <\/strong><\/p>\n Number of jobs cut since recession began: <\/strong>21,316<\/p>\n 13. AT&T <\/strong><\/p>\n Number of jobs cut since recession began: <\/strong>18,401<\/p>\n 14. Alcoa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Number of jobs cut since recession began: <\/strong>17,655<\/p>\n 15. Dow Chemical<\/strong><\/p>\n Number of jobs cut since recession began: <\/strong>17,530<\/p>\n 16. DuPont<\/strong><\/p>\n Number of jobs cut since recession began: <\/strong>17,000<\/p>\n 17. Berkshire Hathaway<\/strong><\/p>\n Number of jobs cut since recession began: <\/strong>16,900<\/p>\n 18. Ford Motor <\/strong><\/p>\n Number of jobs cut since recession began: <\/strong>15,912<\/p>\n 19. KB Toys<\/strong><\/p>\n Number of jobs cut since recession began: <\/strong>15,100<\/p>\n 20. United States Postal Service<\/strong><\/p>\n Number of jobs cut since recession began: <\/strong>15,000<\/p>\n 21. DHL Express USA<\/strong><\/p>\n Number of jobs cut since recession began: <\/strong>14,900<\/p>\n 22. Sprint Nextel<\/strong><\/p>\n Number of jobs cut since recession began: <\/strong>14,500<\/p>\n 23. Sun Microsystems<\/strong><\/p>\n Number of jobs cut since recession began: <\/strong>14,000<\/p>\n 24. Boeing <\/strong><\/p>\n Number of jobs cut since recession began: <\/strong>13,715<\/p>\n 25. Chrysler<\/strong><\/p>\n Number of jobs cut since recession began: <\/strong>13,672<\/p>\n source: <\/em>dailyfinance<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
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