The company will shed 2,500 jobs and close some factories.

That allows the larger companies to shed jobs even as new ones are created down the street.

Under the plan the company would shed 5,000 jobs without redundancies.

During this recession, companies have shed workers sooner than in previous ones.

As a result, the same companies shed labor quickly.

An increase in claims is not a symptom that companies are suddenly shedding jobs.

She wants companies to shed their reluctance to share reports of problems with safety regulators.

The company shed 20 staff in 2011, bringing its employment to 118.

The company shed almost 1,000 employees during the year, leaving it with 13,934.

He said the company had shed 21,000 employees during the year, leaving it with a work force of 283,500.