A look at the biggest layoffs in Ohio and the jobs affected since January 2008:

• ArcelorMittal, Cleveland: 1,240.
• General Motors, Moraine: 1,166.
• General Motors, Lordstown: 1,103.
• ABX Air Inc., Wilmington: 838.
• Chrysler LLC, Toledo: 819.
• General Motors, Lordstown: 793.
• Ford Motor Co., Batavia: 782.
• Wal-Mart optical lab, Lockbourne: 650.
• Norwalk Furniture Corp., Norwalk: 497.
• American Airlines, Cincinnati: 477.

Note: Some employers, such as GM and ABX Air, had several mass layoffs. This list includes only the largest of those.

SOURCE: Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, The Columbus Dispatch.

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