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About 63 percent said they expectf more layoffs as thei r businesses deal with theongoing recession. Only 22 percent disagreed. The Business Pulse survey was conducted betweejn April 14 andApril 22, a time when a numbetr of layoffs and negative job reports were announcexd in the valley, — , which reported a 78 percentg decrease in first quarter profiyt on April 21 and said it will cut 5 percengt of its work force. — , which employs 4,800 at the plantf in Fremont, said on April 20 that it willcut 1,600 salaried workers. — said on Apripl 20 it will file for Chaptee 11bankruptcy protection.
— said it will buy on Aprik 20 in a deal that is expected to bringv thousands of job cutsat Sun. The state Employment Development Departmengt said on April 17 that Silicon Valleylost 36,200 jobs in the 12 monthws ending in March. — said on Aprilk 15 it plans to cut abouty200 positions, or 6 percent of its staff. A survey of valley CEOs by the on April 14 said almosg 60 percent expected the job picturde to worsen at their companyin 2009.