WILMINGTON, OH - DECEMBER 16: Layed-off workers attend a 'transition orientation' class on their last day of work for the air shipping company ABX December 16, 2008 in Wilmington, Ohio. The class is given on company time to all outgoing workers to help them understand unemployment benefits and transition to joblessness. Wilmington, a town of about 12,000 people, is facing a bitter winter, as the main employers, the German shipping company DHL and its partner ABX plan to cut more than 7,000 jobs. City officials say that the total number of jobs lost could reach almost 10,000, as smaller businesses tied to DHL and ABX close up. The massive layoffs are expected to devestate the economies of several counties surrounding the Wilmington hub. DHL is shutting down its domestic-only air and ground services in the United States, but will retain several thousands workers in the U.S. to serve its international express customers. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

WILMINGTON, OH - DECEMBER 16: Layed-off workers attend a 'transition orientation' class on their last day of work for the air shipping company ABX December 16, 2008 in Wilmington, Ohio. The class is given on company time to all outgoing workers to help them understand unemployment benefits and transition to joblessness. Wilmington, a town of about 12,000 people, is facing a bitter winter, as the main employers, the German shipping company DHL and its partner ABX plan to cut more than 7,000 jobs. City officials say that the total number of jobs lost could reach almost 10,000, as smaller businesses tied to DHL and ABX close up. The massive layoffs are expected to devestate the economies of several counties surrounding the Wilmington hub. DHL is shutting down its domestic-only air and ground services in the United States, but will retain several thousands workers in the U.S. to serve its international express customers.

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