2月份forbes 500 layoff tracker，已经影响到零售业，老百姓开始节衣缩食

Date Company Total Laid Off Industry
2/10/2009 General Motors 19,758 Consumer Durables
2/10/2009 Wal-Mart Stores 800 Retailing
2/10/2009 General Electric 3,050 Conglomerates
2/9/2009 Emerson Electric 14,000 Conglomerates
2/6/2009 Weyerhaeuser 300 Materials
2/5/2009 Estée Lauder 2,000 Personal Products
2/5/2009 Fortune Brands 136 Consumer Durables
2/5/2009 News Corp. 25 Media
2/5/2009 Allergan 460 Pharmaceuticals
2/4/2009 Time Warner 2,750 Media
2/4/2009 Cisco Systems 2,000 Technology
2/3/2009 Bancshares 500 Banking
2/3/2009 Electronic Arts 1,100 Software
2/3/2009 PNC Financial Services
5,800 Banking
2/3/2009 Comcast 50 Media
2/2/2009 Goodrich 35 Aerospace
2/2/2009 Macy's 7,000 Retailing