John Deere Layoffs 2024 Employees. The most recent round of cuts follow more than 600 previously announced layoffs of deere’s production workers at three facilities in illinois and iowa. Deere cuts nearly 500 salaried workers in iowa and illinois, with 319 employees slashed at the global headquarters and production facility in moline.

John deere, the world’s largest seller of tractors and crop harvesters, has laid off over 600 production staff at plants in illinois and iowa due to reduced demand and rising costs. The company is facing declining sales, profits and farm income amid lower crop prices and rising costs.