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John Deere To Layoff Harvest Workers

Deere & Company announcing today that approximately 120 production employees at John Deere Harvester Works in East Moline will be placed on indefinite layoff.

 

The move is effective Sept. 6.

 

The factory’s workforce currently includes approximately 1,050 production employees.

 

Deere says the company continues to adjust the size of its production workforce to market demand for products manufactured at each of its factories.

 

In previous announcements, Deere said it expects sales of agricultural equipment to decrease for the 2016 fiscal year.

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