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Companies that laid off most workers in 2012

Last updated on: January 8, 2013 10:07 IST
Hat designer Fiona Bennett and her assistants work in Bennett's studio at Potsdamer Street in Berlin.

With the global economy witnessing slow growth in 2012, many companies stopped hiring while some went on a laying off spree.

Let's have a look at some companies that fired most workers in the past year.

Source: 24/7 Wall St

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Companies that laid off most workers in 2012

Last updated on: January 8, 2013 10:07 IST
Hewlett-Packard's Belgian headquarters in Diegem.

Hewlett-Packard

Lost jobs: 27,000 workers laid off

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Companies that laid off most workers in 2012

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Workers unpack shipment of Twinkies at a Jewel-Osco grocery store in Chicago. Hostess owns Twinkies.

Hostess

Lost jobs: 18,500 workers laid off

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Companies that laid off most workers in 2012

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American Airlines aircraft stand on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport.

AMR (parent company of American Airlines)

Lost jobs: 13,000 workers laid off

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Companies that laid off most workers in 2012

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Traders at the post that trades Citigroup stock on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Citigroup

Lost jobs: 11,000 workers laid off

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Companies that laid off most workers in 2012

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Cases of Pepsi on display for sale in Carlsbad, California.

PepsiCo

Lost jobs: 8,700 workers laid off

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Companies that laid off most workers in 2012

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A woman shops at Fivimart supermarket in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Food Lion

Lost jobs: 4,900 workers laid off

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Companies that laid off most workers in 2012

Last updated on: January 8, 2013 10:07 IST
A customer enters a JC Penney Co store in Westminster, Colorado, United States.

JC Penney

Lost jobs: 4,700 workers laid off