Boeing to axe 2,500 workers in US as part of sweeping cuts

Boeing will lay off more than 2,500 workers in the US states of Washington, Oregon, South Carolina and Missouri, as part of the debt-heavy US plane maker's plan to cut 17,000 jobs, or 10 per cent of its global workforce.

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Nearly 2,200 layoff notices went to workers in Washington and another 220 in South Carolina, the two states where Boeing builds commercial airliners. Boeing declined to comment on the layoffs on Nov 18.

Another round of layoffs is expected in December. Boeing could also use workforce attrition, selective hiring and sales of subsidiaries to reduce workforce.