Deere Announces More Layoffs in Illinois and Iowa
Illinois-based Deere & Co. recently announced job cuts at three Midwest production facilities due to softening demand for tractors and combines.
The layoffs, effective Aug. 30, include about 280 production employees at John Deere Harvester Works in East Moline, 230 employees at John Deere Davenport Works in Davenport, Iowa and about 100 employees at John Deere Dubuque Works in Dubuque, Iowa, according to a news release from the company.
Deere & Co. noted in a news release that the layoffs are due to reduced demand for products at the Illinois and Iowa plants as industry sales are expected to further decline in the back half of fiscal year 2024.
The latest job cuts push the total count of Deere employees notified of layoffs to more than 1,200 in the past year in Illinois and Iowa. Meanwhile, the company reportedly plans to boost production in Mexico.
Source: