The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released a list of cities with the lowest unemployment. Of the 25 cities with the lowest unemployment, nine have newspaper that have laid off employees this year, a total of 97 jobs cut. 1. Sioux Falls, S.D. Unemployment rate: 2.4 percent Newspaper layoffs: The Argus Leader has laid off [...]

Much is being made — and rightly so — over the Orlando Sentinel‘s attempt to not discuss layoffs made last week at the paper. (Of course, Paper Cuts followers were in the know. Stay tuned, a second round of layoffs at the Sentinel will be announced this week.) The Sentinel cut 16 jobs Wednesday while [...]

When did you realize you were on a sinking ship? Looking back, I think it was around 2002. I was a news page designer at The Times of Northwest Indiana and the paper’s higher-ups announced that the folks who came by each week to water and care for the plants would not be coming back. [...]

This is the most depressing thing I have heard in some time. The San Jose Mercury News announced on Wednesday afternoon that they will be laying off nine employees. Newsroom leaders said they are looking for volunteers by 5 p.m. Thursday, and employees will be laid off on Friday. Paper Cuts was updated with news [...]

I don’t really see any patterns, but take a look at the recent circulation information compared to the number of layoffs/buyouts at those papers during the same time period. The top U.S. circulation gainers: The Times of Northwest Indiana, Munster, Ind.: 3.01 percent Layoff/buyouts: None The Cincinnati Enquirer: 2.93 percent Layoffs/buyouts: 30 announced in October [...]