Incomplete list of announced closings and layoffs:

Alabama: In Jasper, Twin Pines Resort & Conference Center shutdown.  60 jobs lost.  In Birmingham, Rock Mountain Mining laid off 53 employees.

California:  Intuit laid off 13 employees.  Symantec laid off seven people.  In Riverbank, more layoffs by Silgan Containers, this time 30.  In Los Angeles, Investors Business Daily laid off 15 employees.  NBC Universal laid off 97 entertainment industry workers.  In San Bernardino, McLain/Suneast laid off 53 workers.   In El Centro, International Paper laid off two employees.  At Fort Irwin U.S. Army National Training Center, taxsucker Northrop Grumman laid off 55 employees.  At Yosemite National Park, taxsucker DNC Parks & Resorts laid off 1396 people!  In Santa Anna, PSS World Medical laid off 38 employees.  In San Diego, US Security Associates laid off 53 security guards.

Idaho: In Idaho Falls, Mattress Country “Calls it Quits!”, and shutdown.

New York:  Atlantic Express Transportation went bust and shutdown.  At least 199 jobs lost!  Too Big to Jail, Sterling National Bank laid off 16 employees.  12th Restaurant began shutting down some of its operations (such as Nathan’s/ Roy Roger’s/Tim Horton’s/Lindy’s).  So far 46 jobs lost.  In Rouses Point, legal drugs maker Pfizer shutdown its drugs factory.  51 jobs lost.  In Brooklyn, Interfaith Medical Center shutdown.  1542 jobs lost!  In the official WARN statement they blamed Obama Care for funding cuts.  In Yonkers, Excelsior Packaging shutdown.  112 jobs lost to the bad economy!  In Buffalo, Budwey’s Supermarket shutdown, 156 jobs lost!  The grocery store was sold to a competitor. 

Wisconsin: What automotive industry recovery?  In Oshkosh, AxleTech International laid off 63 workers.

According to employment consultant Challenger, Gray & Christmas, employers in the United States issued 45314 “planned” job cut notices in November 2013.  This does not count the small mom and pop operations.