OTTUMWA, IA—John Deere is laying off 75 employees at its Ottumwa, Iowa, plant, effective February 7. This follows a temporary production shutdown at the facility in December due to reduced customer demand.
The layoffs are part of a broader series of workforce reductions by the agricultural and construction equipment manufacturer, which has announced 15 rounds of layoffs over the past year. The cuts have impacted 1,866 workers across its Iowa plants, including facilities in Waterloo, Davenport, Dubuque, Ankeny, Johnston, Urbandale, and Ottumwa.