Layoff Notices Given to 900 Boeing Workers

Boeing, a multi-billion dollar company in the aerospace and defense industry, notified 900 more workers that their jobs will be terminated. These layoffs are a portion of the 10,000 layoffs announced by Boeing at the beginning of 2009.

Boeing Airplane (Image: Flickr)

The notice gives the employee a warning that their job will cease to exist in two months. Therefore, any notices given out today will result in layoffs in May.

In total, approximately 2,000 Boeing employees have be notified since the beginning of the year. Most of those notified recently were working in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

In total, Boeing employs more than 150,000 people around the world. The company, which was founded in 1916 by William Boeing in the city of Seattle, has been one of the many companies hit hard by the national economic crisis.

Although they are most well-known for their production of commercial airplanes, they also are involved in creating military aircraft, computer technology and space-related systems.