Hundreds of people across the southland are headed to the unemployment office as FedEx, Staples and LAZ Parking cut jobs.
The Washington Post is laying off one-third of its staff in the newsroom and other departments, a brutal blow at one of journalism's most legendary brands.
The latest reductions follow a round of job cuts in October, when Amazon laid off 14,000 workers.
A federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday indefinitely barred the Trump administration from firing federal employees during the government shutdown.
Target, which has been struggling with sales in recent years, announced it is eliminating 1,800 roles or about 8% of the company's global HQ team.
Another round of layoffs has ripped through La Canada Flintridge's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, leaving 550 employees without jobs, some of whom are already reeling after being impacted by January's wildfires.