Boeing to lay off 2,200 Washington workers in coming months [Video]

Boeing is set to lay off 2,199 workers in the state of Washington in the coming months, with some losing their jobs just days before Christmas.

The aviation company notified the state of Washington of the cuts, according to FOX 13 Seattle. Another 220 people will lose their jobs in South Carolina, Reuters reported. The two states are where Boeing builds commercial airliners.

The layoffs are part of the debt-heavy U.S. planemaker’s plan to cut 17,000 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce, according to a union official and federally required filings posted on Monday. Boeing employees in Oregon and Missouri are also set to be impacted, according to Reuters, although the exact number was not shared. 

According to Boeing, “only a very small number” of employees will lose their jobs in December, “while the majority will exit in mid-January.”

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