Fewer pink slips for techies

ZDNet
Large-scale layoffs, prevalent in the technology industry since the dot-com implosion, are scaling back. So indicates a fourth-quarter U.S. Department of Labor report released Wednesday. The study also suggests that offshore outsourcing--widely blamed for tech-related layoffs and other potential economic problems in recent months--accounted for just a small fraction of major, extended layoffs in the United States last year. more...