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ECONOMY • UNITED KINGDOM

BT says workforce has fallen by nearly 8,000 since March

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BT says it has cut 7,731 jobs since the end of March as part of a cost-saving program. Its reported workforce was about 90,000, excluding the international business being spun out with Verizon, according to The Guardian.

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The cuts affect BT workers in the UK. The article notes a Verizon joint venture but gives no direct effect on U.S. jobs or customers.