A company called "Telonu" has a "Layoff Tracker" widget that shows the company, the date of the announcement and the estimated number of jobs getting shitcanned. They show details on the website. pretty fun to watch
http://www.telonu.com/layoffs/tracker?page=0
http://www.telonu.com/layoffs
Here's a few big ones:
Micron Technology Feb 23, 2009 2,000
Nokia Inc. Feb 24, 2009 1,000
Panasonic Feb 09, 2009 15,000
Nissan Feb 11, 2009 20,000
General Motors Feb 11, 2009 10,000