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Budget Cuts Force Lawrence Livermore To Lay Off 535 Workers

Via NBC11.com.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory announced Tuesday it will lay off another 535 workers.

The lab, located an hour east of San Francisco, is one of the nation's premier nuclear weapons research facilities. In recent months it has already shed some 900 jobs.

The cuts are driven by budget shortfalls due to declining federal funding. Lab spokeswoman Lynda Seaver says the lab's funding is dropping by $100 million.

Seaver says some scientists and engineers will be let go in the upcoming round of 535 layoffs, but she said most of the jobs are administrative in nature.

posted by Fergie @ 4/15/2008 05:28:00 PM