Recent major layoffs in Massachusetts

Harvard Management Co.

Mass. location: Cambridge

Total Mass. employees: About 200

Total Mass. job cuts: About 50

On Friday, Feb. 6, the firm that manages the Harvard university's endowment confirmed that it would be cutting staff by about 25 percent. It has been estimated that the endowment lost $8 billion as the US economy slumped last year.

(Pictured: Harvard Yard; Photo: AP File)
Harvard Management Co. Mass. location: Cambridge Total Mass. employees: About 200 Total Mass. job cuts: About 50 On Friday, Feb. 6, the firm that manages the Harvard university's endowment confirmed that it would be cutting staff by about 25 percent . It has been estimated that the endowment lost $8 billion as the US economy slumped last year.