The city has lost about 240,000 jobs in the last five years.
Germany's chemical industry, one of the nation's most important, has lost about 60,000 jobs since 1993, according to union officials.
All told, Germany lost about 420,000 jobs in 1997 and its unemployment rate came close to 12 percent.
The Seattle area alone stands to lose about 80,000 jobs before the economy here turns up, projected for late next year.
The state lost about 90,000 blue-collar jobs in the 1970's and thought the worst was over.
The city has lost about 242,000 jobs since the number peaked in December 2000.
The Orlando area lost about 2,000 jobs, most of them related to tourism, since the attacks.
That is already a problem - the economy lost about 130,000 jobs last year while growing only 1.7 percent.
The company's regional newspapers, television stations and corporate staff will lose about 90 jobs.
In the four years since the union resolution, the labor market has lost about 1.2 million jobs.
