11.   Conte said as soon as Boeing gets its assembly lines running smoothly again, the company will begin reducing employment first through attrition, then layoffs.

12.   David Goldfarb, chief financial officer of Lehman Brothers, said unequivocally that his firm would not reduce employment this year.

13.   Dimon said the bank would reduce employment mainly through attrition and would focus on reducing nonemployment expenses.

14.   In Europe and the United States, the firms are expected to reduce employment substantially as they eliminate duplicate computer and back-office operations.

15.   Kodak spokesman Paul Allen declined to say how many jobs might be involved in the plan to reduce administrative employment.

16.   Manufacturers reduced employment for eight consecutive months due to falling factory orders.

17.   Most believe that an increase in the minimum will reduce employment a small amount while raising pay for the majority of low-wage workers who keep their jobs.

18.   Reducing employment in some operations to mirror shifts in business, especially in the services business, has occurred even in good times, he said.

19.   Saudi Arabia has also begun a quiet campaign to raise taxes on services at ports and airports, and reduce public employment.

20.   Tax cuts can stimulate growth by encouraging people to make purchases or investments they otherwise would not have, but they can also reduce government employment .