This would be roughly 9% of HP's workforce. It's always much more interesting to see layoffs in terms of percentages rather than absolute numbers. "Walmart to

This would be roughly 9% of HP's workforce. It's always much more interesting to see layoffs in terms of percentages rather than absolute numbers. "Walmart to cut 10,000 jobs" = 0.5% of their employees, probably nil effect. "Instagram to cut 10 jobs" = complete destruction of the company.